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Side chair, one of a pair. Poplar, ash, rush seat. Serpentine crest rail with flared ears over a vase-shaped splat and curved stiles. Trapezoidal rush seat. Baluster-turned front stretcher and double vase-turned side stretchers. Rests on block and baluster turned front legs.
dining chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
ash (wood)
painting (coating)
poplar (wood)
rush (material)
rush (material)
Tulip Poplar
Ash
Rush
Painted
CHAIR, DINING
Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),
Unknown
42 x 18 1/3 x 14 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Amelia W. Little
1986.108.1
Massachusetts (United States)
Title Dining Chair Accession Number 1986.114
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