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Lolling Chair. Mahogany primary wood, maple secondary wood. Curved and slightly scooped arms; upholstered seat and back; serpentine crest rail with prominent ears, bowed front apron; receding concave arm supports with light wood stringing rounded at the top and hollowed at the bottom (repeating the rounded inlay at the top of the legs). Rests on square tapered front legs with light wood stringing; square canted rear legs; no stretchers; brass castors.
lolling chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
inlay (process)
mahogany (wood)
Hepplewhite
Chair
Chair
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
42 3/16 x 25 1/3 x 20 7/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.448
Massachusetts (United States)
New Hampshire (United States)
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