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Armchair

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1868-1899

GUSN

GUSN-5470

Description

Bow back Windsor arm chair has round crest rail and round arm rail, pierced by six dowel spindles; four spindles support arm rail at front; two frontal arm supports have ring turnings; elongated saddle seat, peaks at front center; back legs are round, swelled at center; side stretchers swell at center where they are jointed by two corresponding medial stretchers; front legs have ring-turnings with bulbous feet; stained dark brown.

Details

Descriptive Terms

armchairs
chairs (furniture forms)
oak (wood)
Windsor chairs
Oak
Windsor
CHAIR

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

36.5 x 23.5 x 26.625 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.788

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