Dining Chair
Design Date 1912
Designer George Washington Maher (1864–1926, American)
Media wood with leather upholstery
Dimensions 41 1/4 x 18 1/2 x 20 1/4 inches
George Washington Maher was a Chicago Prairie School architect commissioned by Ernest L. King and his wife Grace Watkins to design their home in Minnesota in 1912. The house became known as “Rockledge” and Maher designed nearly every object in the home. The flattened arch used throughout the home was echoed in the backrest of this chair. Rockledge was demolished in 1987, but its furnishings were saved, including Kirkland Museum’s dining chair.
ON VIEW in Arts & Crafts Gallery 3
Markings unmarked
Credit Line Collection Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art
Accession Number 2016.37.003
