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Windsor Armchair

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1780-1800

GUSN

GUSN-2117

Description

One of pair of armchairs, sack back windsor form with arched crest rail over seven spindles, carved arm "steps" to knuckled handhold resting on four short spindles and turned arms supports; carved oval saddle seat on four splayed baluster turned legs; painted dark green, seat painted red-brown.

Details

Descriptive Terms

Windsor chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
ash (wood)
hickory (wood)
maple (wood)
painting (coating)
maple (wood)
Windsor chairs
Hickory
Maple
Ash
Painted
Windsor
CHAIR

Associated Building

Used At Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

1991.128.2

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

38 x 25 7/8 x 15 1/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.128.2

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