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Mahogany Desk Chair
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| Accession #: | 4429.9 |
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| Title: | Mahogany Desk Chair |
| Object Type: | Chair |
| Participants: |
Campbell Family (user)
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| Physical Description: | Empire Revival style side chair has crest rail with rounded ends, lyre-shaped back splat, curved side supports, flat-cut curved front legs and slightly canted back legs. Chair seat is covered with floral needle point. |
| Description: | Typical of many well-to-do families that chose to build, decorate, and furnish new homes around the turn of the 20th century, in 1897-98 Amasa and Grace Campbell enlisted the expertise of both an architect and a decorator, choosing the prominent Spokane architectural firm of Kirtland Cutter & Karl Malmgren, and the Cleveland, Ohio interior decorator, William Otis. The Otis plan specified numerous pieces of mahogany furniture, mostly new construction in revival styles, including this Empire Revival chair for the Library desk, originally upholstered in "figured velour" to match the Library sofa and other chairs. |
| Category: | Campbell Collection |
| Geographical Reference: | Campbell House (Washington->Spokane County->Spokane) |
| Dimensions: |
Object Height/Width/Depth 30 x 18.5 x 20.75"
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| Materials/Techniques: |
mahogany (Material)
fabric; needlepoint (Material)
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| Credit Line: | Museum Purchase, 2019 |
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