Black painted frontal turned legs with bulbed feet and bobbin turnings enclose two turned foot rests; plain turned rear legs enclose one simple thin stretcher; two thin stretchers on the sides; bobbin turned stiles terminating in ball finials enclose a flat, scalloped edge crest rail; three split balusters follow design of stiles--the flat side facing forward, enclosed by a simple rung on the bottom; seat upholstered with linen crewel embroidery in browns and gold.
banister-back chairs
side chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
crewelwork (technique)
embroidering
linen (material)
hardwood
wool (textile)
Linen
Wool
Unidentified Hardwood
Embroidered
Crewelwork
CHAIR
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
43.5 x 19.25 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.444
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