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Source Description
Chairs with their splats pierced with a decorative monogram are rare in eighteenth-century English furniture, and this chair is part of a unique American set. The initials "R.M.L." are those of Robert (1718–1775) and Margaret Beekman (1724–1800) Livingston of Clemont, a house on the Hudson River north of New York City.
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Document identity
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154214
label
Side Chair
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object
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154214
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object
title
Side Chair
description
Chairs with their splats pierced with a decorative monogram are rare in eighteenth-century English furniture, and this chair is part of a unique American set. The initials "R.M.L." are those of Robert (1718–1775) and Margaret Beekman (1724–1800) Livingston of Clemont, a house on the Hudson River north of New York City.
date
c. 1760
citation
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60756623
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Furniture and woodwork
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 105.4 x 57.2 x 54.3 cm (41 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 21 3/8 in.)
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America, New York
accession
1988.32
Source extras
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mahogany
tombstone
Side Chair, c. 1760. America, New York. Mahogany; overall: 105.4 x 57.2 x 54.3 cm (41 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 21 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1988.32
collection
Furniture
inscriptions
inscription
pieced splat with initials of first owners: R M & L; seat cover with initials of second owner: C L G; Roman numeral VI incised on inner surface of rear seat rail.
citations
citation
“The Year in Review for 1988.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 76, no. 2 (February 1989): 30–75. <a href="http://www.jstor.org/stable/25160061"><br></a>
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: p, 69, no. 27
citation
Hawley, Henry. “A Livingston Chair.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 76, no. 9 (November 1989): 326–331.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: p. 326-331, fig. 2
creditline
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
galleryDonorText
Leigh and Mary Carter Gallery
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2026-05-29 07:58:21.721000
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154214
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Decorative Art and Design
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Furniture
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mahogany
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