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Side Chair

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1795-1815

GUSN

GUSN-4987

Description

Square tapered moulded front legs; square raked rear legs; four rectangular stretchers; seat upholstered over the seat rails; elliptical front rail; reeded stiles and stay rail; elliptical crest rail centering on inlaid tablet; four pierced and reed splats, triangular corner blocks (type III).

Details

Descriptive Terms

side chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
mahogany (wood)
Federal
Mahogany
Federal
CHAIR

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

36.625 x 20.25 x 16.625 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.434.3

Places

New Hampshire (United States)

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