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Armchair

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1775-1800

GUSN

GUSN-4510

Description

Spindled bow-back; four splayed legs. Rockers added. Many layers of white paint, once striped with green. Saddle-shaped seat.

Details

Descriptive Terms

armchairs
chairs (furniture forms)
Windsor chairs
Windsor
CHAIR

Associated Building

Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

38 x 23.563 x 15.75 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan

Accession Number

1949.231

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