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Dining Chair

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1740-1770

GUSN

GUSN-50665

Description

It has a carved and molded yoke-shaped crest on vase-shaped splat, trapezoidal rush seat, block and vase turned legs ending in spanish feet, double ball and ring turned front stretcher, painted dark brown.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dining chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
ash (wood)
maple (wood)
rush (material)
maple (wood)
Queen Anne
rush (material)
Maple
Ash
Queen Anne
Rush
CHAIR, DINING

Associated Building

Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

42.5 x 18 x 19.75 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Amelia W. Little

Accession Number

1986.114

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

Related Items

Title Dining Chair Accession Number 1986.108.1
Title Accession Number

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