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GUSN-222144
Klismo style side chair. The table crest is between the stiles and is outlined in gold with two plants. There is one rail in the middle of the back. The seat is rush and the front seat rail is outlined in gold with six fleur de lis. The front and rear legs curve out in the Empire style. The two side stretchers are rounded, and the front stretcher curves in toward the middle of the chair.
side chairs
wood (plant material)
paint (coating)
rush (material)
Empire (style)
Chair
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
Unknown
33 5/16 x 17 12/16 x 16 9/16 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.2628
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