19th Century
GUSN-174455
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.
chairs (furniture forms)
wood (plant material)
brocade (textile)
Chair
Unknown
In memory of Charlotte Lyman Clark and Benjamin Schyler Clark by their children
1997.49
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