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Chair

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1760-1790

GUSN

GUSN-50533

Description

Side chair. Mahogany. Serpentine crest; ears of crest have beaded edges; slightly shaped stiles chamfered on rear edges; vasiform splat with stepped shoe; H-stretchers; turned rear stretcher. Rests on beaded square legs,

Details

Descriptive Terms

chairs (furniture forms)
molding (forming)
turning (shaping process)
Chippendale
Chair
Chair

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

38 1/2 x 21 x 20 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Estate of Eliza H. Faunce

Accession Number

1985.720

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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