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Side chair

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1770-1800

GUSN

GUSN-24807

Description

One of a pair of side chairs. Birch; white oak side and seat rails. Rush seat, two cyma curved slats. Cyma curved crest rail with upturned ears. Plain front, rear and side stretchers. Rests on Marlborough front legs with beaded edge and flared rear legs.

Details

Descriptive Terms

side chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
birch (wood)
white oak (wood)
Chippendale
Birch
White Oak
Chippendale
CHAIR, SIDE

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

37 1/2 x 19 1/4 x 14 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Accession Number

1963.97D

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