On View In:
Gallery 337
Artist:   Attributed to Slover and Taylor  
Title:   Cathedral-top Sheraton armchair, one of a pair  
Date:   18th century  
Medium:   Mahogany  
Dimensions:   34 1/2 x 20 x 17 1/2in. (87.6 x 50.8 x 44.4cm)  
Credit Line:   Gift of James F. and Louise H. Bell in Memory of James S. and Sallie M. Bell  
Location:   Gallery 337  

Artist/Creator(s)     
Name:   Slover and Taylor  
Role:   Manufacturer  
 

Object Description  
  
Inscriptions:    
Classification:   Furniture  
Physical Description:   armchair, one of a pair, Sheraton style; square open back, occupied by four slender fluted uprights terminating at top in fan-shaped carvings, making pointed arches; the so-called 'cathedral' top; oblong crest at center of crest rail; arms flare outward slightly, and are set back from front of seat; tapering front legs are fluted and terminate in spade feet. Rear legs plain; seat slightly serpentine, covered with green satin  
Creation Place:   North America, United States, , , New York City  
Accession #:   31.16.4  
Owner:   The Minneapolis Institute of Arts