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Side chair

Collection Type

  • Furniture

GUSN

GUSN-222242

Description

Side chair with turned crest rail and stiles. The splat is turned and forms a rhombus, with gold painted balls forming the corners. The seat is rush. The front legs and front stretcher are bamboo cut. The rear legs and other five stretchers are rounded.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

32 13/16 x 16 11/16 x 14 11/16 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.2626

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