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Side Chair

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1790-1820

GUSN

GUSN-1999

Description

Side Chair. Cherry, maple, rush seat. Two slats and crest rail of the same Serpentine pierced design with central cut-out hearts. Incised stiles. Rests on square legs and stretchers with beaded outer edges.

Details

Descriptive Terms

side chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
cherry (wood)
maple (wood)
rush (material)
cherry (wood)
Chippendale
maple (wood)
rush (material)
Cherry
Maple
Rush
Chippendale
CHAIR

Additional Identification Number

14.1983.1

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

35 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 17 (HxWxD) (inches)

Accession Number

1987.1441.1

Reference Notes

Wesselman, Linda J. and Martha D. Hamilton. Earliest Recollections: Furnishings from the Family of Edwin B. Sears. Boston: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, 1984.

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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