Side Chair

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Low-cost “Boston” chairs were exported throughout the colonies during the 1730s and 1740s. This fine example is typical of the Queen Anne style, with its emphasis on curved, rounded forms and the interplay between solid and void.

The American Wing

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The American Wing's ever-evolving collection comprises some 20,000 works of art by African American, Euro American, Latin American, and Native American men and women. Ranging from the colonial to early-modern periods, the holdings include painting, sculpture, works on paper, and decorative arts—including furniture, textiles, ceramics, glass, silver, metalwork, jewelry, basketry, quill and bead embroidery—as well as historical interiors and architectural fragments.

Metropolitan Museum of Art