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Captain's chair

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1840-1860

GUSN

GUSN-18396

Description

Painted wooden swivel-back Captain's chair. Crest rail w/ curving arm supports atop eight turned spindles. Swivel mechanism connected to seat and fitted into central stretcher below. Legs and other stretchers are turned.

Details

Descriptive Terms

low-back Windsor chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
painting (coating)
turning (shaping process)
wood (plant material)
Painted
Turned
CHAIR, CAPTAIN'S

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Additional Identification Number

166

People and Organizations

A.G. Manning

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

31 x 22 1/3 x 18 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.432

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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