Arm Chair, ca. 1790

  • George Seddon, English, 1727-1801

Painted satinwood

  • Overall: 37 7/8 × 21 3/4 × 19 3/8 inches (96.2 × 55.2 × 49.2 cm)

Founders Society Purchase, Benson Ford Fund, with matching funds from Founders Junior Council

1984.4.2

On View

  • British, Level 3, South

Department

European Sculpture and Dec Arts

(Hotspur Ltd.)

1984-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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attributed to George Seddon, Arm Chair, ca. 1790, painted satinwood. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Benson Ford Fund, with matching funds from Founders Junior Council, 1984.4.2.