Set of 4 Arts & Crafts Chairs Designed by David Kendall, c. 1894
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Set of 4 Arts & Crafts Chairs Designed by David Kendall, c. 1894
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These chairs were a precursor to the Arts & Crafts style popularized by Gustav Stickley and similar examples are in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Brooklyn Museum, among others.
"Probably the earliest Arts and Crafts furniture built in America was an 1894 chair made in Grand Rapids. David Kendall of the Phoenix Furniture Co. designed a simple, comfortable chair with a curved front apron, cane back and seat and wide armrests. Made of oak and stained green, it became known as the McKinley Chair after President William McKinley put one in the White House. The McKinley chair was in production for 30 years."
- Barbara Garet, from her article "100 Years of Furniture Design"
Provenance: A private club in Boston, with two chairs retaining brass plaques on their backs engraved "Reserved for the Especial Use of W.O. Taylor" and the same for F.W. Fabyan.
- Dimensions:Height: 34.5 in (87.63 cm)Width: 29 in (73.66 cm)Depth: 24 in (60.96 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 4
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- Date of Manufacture:circa 1894-1915
- Condition:Excellent. Newly restored.
- Seller Location:Essex, MA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: U1108138377823
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