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Corner chair

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1735-1760

GUSN

GUSN-26009

Description

Grained corner chair w/ carved curved crest as wide as arms, arms flat and rounded at front; 2 urn-shaped splats and 3 turned stiles; sq. green leather covered slip seat; curved seat rails, 3 straight legs tapering to pad feet; front corner cabriole leg w/ prom. knee and pad ft.; 2 turned intersecting (diag.) stretchers, squared at intersection. Red-black stain/ varnish.

Details

Descriptive Terms

chairs (furniture forms)
wood (plant material)
Queen Anne
Queen Anne
CHAIR, CORNER

Associated Building

Gilman Garrison House (Exeter, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

31 x 24 (HxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of William Perry Dudley

Accession Number

1966.1322

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