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Side chair

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

ca. 1800

GUSN

GUSN-17340

Description

Painted fancy chair, black paint and upholstered in yellow silk. Front straight and tapered legs, detailed w/ simple gold and green flowers on front facing side. Back curving rear legs and back. Splat is square, detailed w/ gold and green flowers. Splat is of central vase and two angled slats. The vase is painted w/ reds and yellow w/ draped beads. From top of vase spring large, complex flowers in red, yellow, and blue. The painted flowers extend onto crest rail. The back of splat is painted only black.

Details

Descriptive Terms

side chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
ash (wood)
wood (plant material)
flowers (plants)
floral patterns
Ash
Flower
CHAIR

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

35 x 19.375 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1957.305.1

Places

New York state (United States)

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