Child's Hitchcock Chair

Lambert Hitchcock was an early 19th-century American furniture maker who popularized affordable, mass-produced "Hitchcock Furniture”, composed of stenciled motifs with gilt decoration on dark-painted surfaces. He is widely recognized for making fashionable design accessible to a broader middle-class market. This 19th-century child’s chair by Lambert Hitchcock is finished in black with classical and flourishing gold stenciled vine and grape motifs, a hallmark of Hitchcock’s production. Stenciling of this kind allowed for repeated ornamentation while maintaining efficiency in manufacture. The chair’s scale suggests that Hitchcock insisted upon designing for everyone (both large and small), and its worn patina reflects years of consistent use.

Year: 19th century

Material: Wood, paint

Dimensions: W 17 x D 12 ½ x H 21 ½ x SH 13 in