Side Chair

1936

Robert Brigadier

Associated Names
Robert Brigadier

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This is a drawing of a chair design blueprint. It features a detailed representation of an early 19th-century chair with dimensions and specifications noted, including a front view, side view, and a plan view of the seat. The drawing specifies that the chair is circa 1820 and provides measurements for various parts of the chair, such as the height of the back and the depth of the seat. A stylized section of the chair-back design featuring a decorative flourish is also shown. The presence of precise measurements and scale notation suggests the drawing was intended for accurate reproduction or reference and is attributed to Robert Brcadler and associated with the Brooklyn Museum.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 20.6 x 25.2 cm (8 1/8 x 9 15/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 32"high, 18 1/4"wide, 16 1/4"deep.

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.4288


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

upper right in graphite:CHAIR (About 1820) / BROOKLYN MUSEUM / Scale 1/8" = 1 INCH / ROBERT BRIGADIER. 4/27/36.

Wikidata ID

Q64628840

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