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Side chair

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1770-1800

GUSN

GUSN-24803

Description

Side chair. Soft maple; ash rear stretcher and side and rear seat rails. Pierced vasiform splat with central heart-shaped cut-out. Bowed crest rail features a dip in center. Original rush seat now upholstered. Ring-and-vase front stretcher. Single dowel rear stretcher. Rests on Spanish feet with turned front legs.

Details

Descriptive Terms

side chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
maple (wood)
ash (wood)
Chippendale
Maple
Ash
Chippendale
CHAIR, SIDE

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Newbury, MA, Newbury, Massachusetts area

Dimensions

39 3/4 x 18 1/4 x 14 (HxWxD) (inches)

Accession Number

1963.96

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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