Windsor Chair

Details

Descriptive Terms

chairs (furniture forms)
bow-back Windsor chairs
maple (wood)
Chair

Label

Conant, Ball Company made and sold furniture in Gardner and Boston's North End from the second half of the nineteenth century until they went out of business in 1980. In the twentieth century they produced a "Colonial" line, a "Cape Cod" line, and an "American Modern" line designed by Russell Wright. These chairs are from a set of twenty-four owned by the Woman's Literary Union in Portland, Maine. They were probably purchased around 1916 when the WLU added an auditorium and banquet hall to their headquarters on Spring Street.

Inscription

"CONANT, BALL CO./CHAIRMAKERS/NO/138 & 140 RICHMOND ST. BOSTON" (Blue paper label with white text)
"1/2/3/4" (Pencil)

Associated Building

Used At Frye House,

Additional Identification Number

281.1
817

Maker

Conant, Ball Co. (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

Boston, Massachsuetts

Dimensions

37 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 16 1/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Woman's Literary Union

Accession Number

2011.23.1.2