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Side chair

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1735-1770

GUSN

GUSN-26072

Description

Queen Anne side chair w/ yoke-shaped crest rail, solid vase shaped splat, spooned back, stiles chamfered on back. Squared upholstered slip seat; scalloped front seat rail. Cabriole front legs w/ pad feet. Shaped medial stretcher between turned and blocked side stretchers; shaped back stretcher and back legs. Replaced green velvet; peg construction. Imitating Boston style.

Details

Descriptive Terms

side chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
staining
maple (wood)
Queen Anne
maple (wood)
Maple
Stained
Queen Anne
CHAIR

Associated Building

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

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

40.625 x 21 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of William Perry Dudley

Accession Number

1966.1342

Places

New Hampshire (United States)

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