Armchair
| Title | Armchair |
|---|---|
| Artist | Artist unknown (American, active 17th–18th century) Coastal Connecticut or Long Island, New York |
| Date | 1680–1710 17th century |
| Medium | Ash or maple |
| Classification | seating |
| Origin | Connecticut Connecticut |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Wirt D. Walker Fund |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Armchair” is a work by Artist unknown (American, active 17th–18th century) Coastal Connecticut or Long Island, New York, dated 1680–1710. It is executed in ash or maple and classified as seating. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to 1680–1710. Explore the wider set of works from the 17th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Connecticut. Browse more public-domain art from Connecticut.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — CC0 via the Art Institute of Chicago Open Access programme.
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