A cast-iron gothic revival seat, the back and arms pierced with tracery and quatrefoils and with hexagon pierced seat, the legs joined by stretchers, English,American or French, 1860-1870.

This pattern was first cast by James Yates (1798-1881) at his Effingham Works iron foundry in Rotherham, England. It was subsequently copied in France by the Val d’Osne foundries and in the United States by Janes, Kirtland & Company (among other American foundries).

Provenance: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

34.5 ins. high, 55.5 ins. long, 20.75 ins. deep