Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2010
The Year
Acquisitions
Art of Europe: July 2009–June 2010
Pair of monopodia-supported armchairs
about 1810
Overall: 81.3 x 68.6 x 52.1 cm (32 x 27 x 20 1/2 in.)
Gilded wood, modern upholstery
Classification: Furniture
Culture: Probably Irish (Dublin)
Accession number: 2009.5258.1-2
Provenance/Ownership History: Earl of Caledon, Caledon Castle, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. 2002, acquired on the London art market by Horace Wood Brock, New York; 2009, gift of Horace Wood Brock to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 31, 2009)
Gift of Horace Wood Brock