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A drawing of a chair designed for the President's house in Washington, DC. Architect and artist Benjamin Henry Latrobe designed elegant, neoclassical furnishings for the Madison White House. The 1814 fire destroyed all of the furnishings, leaving scant records of the furniture he designed.

A drawing of a chair designed for the President's house in Washington, DC. Architect and artist Benjamin Henry Latrobe designed elegant, neoclassical furnishings for the Madison White House. The 1814 fire destroyed all of the furnishings, leaving scant records of the furniture he designed.

Design for a chair for the White House

Description

A drawing of a chair designed for the President's house in Washington, DC. Architect and artist Benjamin Henry Latrobe designed elegant, neoclassical furnishings for the Madison White House. The 1814 fire destroyed all of the furnishings, leaving scant records of the furniture he designed.

Creator

Date

circa 1809

Materials

Watercolor, pen, pencil, and ink on paper

Dimensions

16.5 x 7.75 inches

Object ID

1961.130.1.1

Accession Number

1961.130

Resource ID

2347

Credit Line

Purchase from Mrs. Gamble Latrobe

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.