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Fancy chairs; grain painted in black with gilt outlining on splat and crest; yoke style stepped crest rail painted with black "eye" at center (having ogee arch cutout on lower edge); solid vase-shaped splat; turned stiles with rear flattened on face above seat; front legs vase turned below seat terminating in button feat; double dowel stretchers on sides; single at back; larger ring turned stretcher at front; caned seats.
side chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
cane (plant material)
maple (wood)
painting (coating)
Fancy
Federal
maple (wood)
Chair
Chair, Side
Maple
Cane
Painted
Fancy
Federal
Chair, Side
Original to Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.),
Unknown
34.875 x 16.625 x 15.5 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler
1977.782.2
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