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Banister-back chair

Date

1710-1740

GUSN

GUSN-14051

Description

Banister-back chair. Splint seat Step-down crest rail. Triple-splated. Ring-and-sausage-turned stiles with finial tops. Prominent ball turnings on front stretcher.

Details

Descriptive Terms

side chairs
banister-back chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
cane (plant material)
painting (coating)
turning (shaping process)
wood (plant material)
William and Mary
Cane
Painted
Turned
William and Mary
CHAIR, SIDE

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

40 1/2 x 19 1/4 x 13 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1177

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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