Chair
Furniture MakerMade by
Romulo Chanduvi
(Peruvian)
Date2009
Mediumash and oak; horsehair seat; tapestry fabric; bronze wheels
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 45 H × 21 W × 18 D in. (114.3 × 53.3 × 45.7cm)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineGift of Romulo Chanduvi
Object number2016.130.0
DescriptionA chair made in 2009 by Romulo Chanduvi in the 18th-century Spanish colonial style. The chair is made from ash and oak, carved with floral and "barley twist" designs. The seat is filled with horsehair and covered with tapestry fabric. The wheels are antique bronze.
Label TextSide chair
2009
Made by Romulo Chanduví
East Hartford, CT
CHS collection, Gift of Romulo Chanduví, 2016.130.0
This chair is the most recently-made piece of furniture in the CHS collection. It was made by woodworker and artist Romulo Chanduví. The CHS became aware of Chanduví’s work through his connection with the Connecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program, the state’s folklife program.
Chanduví learned woodcarving and furniture-making in his family’s shop in Lima, Peru, and later advanced his craft by apprenticing in Argentina and Switzerland. He came to East Hartford after receiving his green card as an “artist of exceptional merit” in 1992, and established a furniture-making and restoration business. Chanduví follows in the footsteps of other immigrant artists who have come before him and blends his knowledge from his homeland with his experience in Connecticut.
NotesDesigned as a pair for a customer who bought the second chair.2009
Made by Romulo Chanduví
East Hartford, CT
CHS collection, Gift of Romulo Chanduví, 2016.130.0
This chair is the most recently-made piece of furniture in the CHS collection. It was made by woodworker and artist Romulo Chanduví. The CHS became aware of Chanduví’s work through his connection with the Connecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program, the state’s folklife program.
Chanduví learned woodcarving and furniture-making in his family’s shop in Lima, Peru, and later advanced his craft by apprenticing in Argentina and Switzerland. He came to East Hartford after receiving his green card as an “artist of exceptional merit” in 1992, and established a furniture-making and restoration business. Chanduví follows in the footsteps of other immigrant artists who have come before him and blends his knowledge from his homeland with his experience in Connecticut.
Status
Not on view
