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Side Chair

Collection Type

  • Furniture

GUSN

GUSN-222178

Description

Side chair with ball finials, rounded crest rail, stiles, and splat. The spindles are turned and the seat is rushed. The rear legs are rounded as are the four side stretchers and the back stretcher. The front legs are tapered with ball turning at the top. the stretcher between the front legs has two vase-shaped ends meeting in the middle.

Details

Descriptive Terms

side chairs
wood (plant material)
paint (coating)
rush (material)
Chair

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

35 14/16 x 18 1/16 x 14 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.2622.1

Related Items

Title Side Chair Accession Number 2006.44.2622.2

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