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Chair

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1790-1810

GUSN

GUSN-53348

Description

Three slats with roundel in square open back, serpentine arms, plain stretchers.

Details

Descriptive Terms

chairs (furniture forms)
beech (wood)
mahogany (wood)
textiles
upholstering
veneering
Federal
Mahogany
Beech
Unidentified Textile
Upholstered
Veneered
Federal
Chair

Maker

Possibly Boardman, Langley, 1774-1833 (Furniture worker)

Location of Origin

USA

Dimensions

37.5 x 22 x 17.5 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Virginia L. Hodge and Katharine D. Parry

Accession Number

1942.1361

Reference Notes

Sprague, Laura, Author. Agreeable Situations. Kennebunk, ME: The Brick Store Museum, 1986.

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