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GUSN-222254
Federal style inlaid shield-backed side chair. The lower point of the shield has six shapes painted on it that looks like ship sails. The splat is three bars, ending in a vase form. The stiles are short and molded and the seat is a slip seat. The front legs are molded, there are three stretchers, and the back legs have an inward curve toward the bottom.
side chairs
walnut (nut)
cotton (textile)
Late Victorian
Chair
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
FD362
Unknown
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.2595.2
Title Side chair Accession Number 2006.44.2595.1
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