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Side Chair

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

first half 18th century

GUSN

GUSN-245420

Description

Banister-back side chair; grain painted; brown paint added later; splint seat, replaced; height loss; loss of top of crest.

Details

Descriptive Terms

side chairs
oak (wood)
birch (wood)
mahogany (wood)
Furniture
Chair

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

41 3/4 x 18 1/4 x 12 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Frances S. Marrett

Accession Number

1959.452

Places

Standish (Cumberland county, Maine)
Maine (United States)
Probably New England (United States) [general region]
North America (North and Central America) [general region]

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