Chairs with their splats pierced with a decorative monogram are rare in eighteenth-century English furniture, and this chair is part of a unique American set. The initials "R.M.L." are those of Robert (1718-1775) and Margaret Beekman (1724-1800) Livingston of Clemont, a house on the Hudson River north of New York City.
Credit: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
c. 1760
Mahogany
105.4 x 57.2 x 54.3 cm
1988.32
Image and text: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2024
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
Permanent collection