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Armchair

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1868-1933

GUSN

GUSN-5485

Description

Slanted back; braided crest rail curves down to arms and down front of chair to cone-shaped feet; criss-cross wicker forms seat back and sides; woven wicker apron curves at corners above legs shorter cone-shaped back legs; woven seat bottom; varnished; white linen covered cushions.

Details

Descriptive Terms

armchairs
chairs (furniture forms)
wicker
weaving
Wicker
Woven
CHAIR

Associated Building

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

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

30.625 x 23.25 x 29.5 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.801

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