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The chair has rod-turned back legs which extend to stiles with ball finials; enclosed two arched slats; spindle; turned arms supported by rod-turned front legs which continue to arm supports; trapezoid-shaped rush seat; double-sprindle stretchers on front, back and sides; old green paint.
chairs (furniture forms)
ash (wood)
maple (wood)
painting (coating)
rush (material)
maple (wood)
rush (material)
Ash
Painted
Rush
Maple
CHAIR, ARM
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
35.25 x 17.75 x 12.5 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.810
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