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Chairs

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

19th Century

GUSN

GUSN-174455

Description

Fancy chairs with open carvings of Prince of Wales feathers on backs. Both chairs are painted green with painted ivy on front legs and on the top of the chairs' rails and top half of both shoulders. Both have shield backs with ivy on back. Both seats are upholstered in same fabric of light green brocade with pattern on maroon, peach, blue and yellow flowers. Both chairs are armless. The chairs have many differences.

Details

Descriptive Terms

chairs (furniture forms)
wood (plant material)
brocade (textile)
Chair

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

In memory of Charlotte Lyman Clark and Benjamin Schyler Clark by their children

Accession Number

1997.49

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