Marshall P. Wilder Youth Chair
Object NameChair / Youth Chair
Manufacturer
Roycroft
(American (East Aurora, NY), 1895 - 1938)
Datec. 1910
OriginUnited States
MediumOak Wood, leather
Dimensions35 × 17 × 16 in. (88.9 × 43.2 × 40.6 cm)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Wright. In the permanent collection, Farm House Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object number78.9.2
Status
On viewCollections
CultureAmerican
Label TextThis rare chair is referred to by the name of the period actor, author and editor Marshall P. Wilder (1859–1915). To quote the book The Roycroft Campus by Robert Rust & Kitty Turgeon: "Wilder was known as the pre-eminent humorist in the nation at this time. He was a frequent visitor at Roycroft, where a unique chair was designed for him.....The Marshall Wilder chair is rare and highly collectible. It has Mackmurdo feet and eventually was marketed and sold as a youth chair. Wilder was the editor of the ten-volume set The Wit and Humor of America."... That is was marketed as a youth chair exhibits Elbert Hubbard's promotional skills, since the chair seat actually measures as large and even larger than many dining chairs of the period and is higher than most, measuring 21½” to the seat.
MarkingsRoycroft trademark on front of seat.
PeriodArts and Crafts, Mission style
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Farm House Museum
