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Easy chair

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1810-1815

GUSN

GUSN-50733

Description

Easy chair. Mahogany frame. Upholstered. Serpentine crest, flaring "S" shape, rounded wings, small scrolled arms; ring and vase shaped turned front legs, square back legs. Twentieth-century cotton paisley style print in red, blue, green, and golds.

Details

Descriptive Terms

easy chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
mahogany (wood)
upholstering
Federal
Mahogany
Upholstered
Federal
CHAIR, EASY

Associated Building

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

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

43 x 32 1/2 x 22 3/8 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Amelia W. Little

Accession Number

1986.193

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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