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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5291  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Butterfly Chair
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5291 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Butterfly Chair

Artist (American, 1926 - 2009)
Date1974
MediumDrawing; black ink and colored markers on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 13 3/4 x 10 3/4in. (34.9 x 27.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 3/4 x 10 3/4in. (34.9 x 27.3cm)
ClassificationsHardware
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of a butterfly chair and a small round table next to two double-hung windows. There is a wooden roll-up window shade partly covering the top of the windows. A leafless tree is visible outside.
Object number2012.284.5291
NotesSubject Note: The furniture depicted in this drawing was likely originally in the Welling family home in Avon, Connecticut. (Information from the artist's family.)
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Gift of the Richard Welling family, 2012.284.5420  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard Welling
before 1974
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5799  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard Welling
1965-2009
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5219  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard Welling
1976
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5801a,b  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society…
Richard Welling
1973
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5803  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard Welling
1965-2009
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5807  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard Welling
about 1975