Pair of side chairs

Metadata

Title

Pair of side chairs

Description

Pair of mahogany Grecian side chairs, scroll back, saber legs, and Boulle inlay in cresting rail. These chairs are believed to have been made for Joseph Bonaparte's first home at Point Breeze near Bordentown, New Jersey, c. 1815. When the first Point Breeze burned in 1820, some of the furniture from the home was saved. It is believed that these two chairs were retrieved from the fire, as the forelegs on both chairs are charred on their back edges. The chairs were supposedly presented to Judge Hopkinson by Joseph Bonaparte, and they were presented to the Athenaeum by Miss Emily G. Hopkinson, who was one of Hopkinson's descendants.

Date

1815 (circa)

Identifier

1973.03.01-2

Extent

32.5" H x 18.5" W x 19.0" D

Medium

Mahogany

Is Part Of

Bonaparte Collection, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia

Provenance

Gift of Emily G. Hopkinson

Citation

“Pair of side chairs,” Bonaparte Collection, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, Joseph Bonaparte in America, accessed October 9, 2024, https://www.josephbonaparteinamerica.org/items/show/8.