Description
Barrel Chair from the B. Harley Bradley House by Frank Lloyd Wright
United States, c.1900
Quarter-sawn oak barrel-form chair designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the B. Harley Bradley House in Kankakee, Illinois. Features paneled construction and original finish. Raised on turned feet with steel casters. The seat cushion appears to be a later replacement.
Provenance: B. Harley Bradley House, Kankakee, IL; Important Private Collection
Literature: Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1887–1901, Pfeiffer and Futagawa, pp. 139–141; The Decorative Designs of Frank Lloyd Wright, Hanks, p. 75; Frank Lloyd Wright’s Interiors, Heinz, pp. 14–15
A similar example is held in the Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago.
Height: 27¾ Width: 27½ Depth: 27¾
Seat Height: 17″
