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Chair

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1808-1815

GUSN

GUSN-54961

Description

Chair. Fancy form. Ash, hickory, pained black. Applied loop arms; bent pierced front stretchers; dovetailed slat seat and back. Continuous stiles, seat rails and front legs. Painted peacock feathers motif.

Details

Descriptive Terms

chairs (furniture forms)
ash (wood)
bentwood
hickory (wood)
paint (coating)
Fancy
Chair

Associated Person

Stevens, Isaac & Sally, 1815 C

Associated Building

Used At Colonnade Row,

Maker

Gragg, Samuel (American cabinetmaker, 1772-ca. 1855) (Furniture maker)

Location of Origin

Boston, MA, USA

Dimensions

33 1/3 x 20 1/2 x 25 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

In memory of Mr. Stanley Cunningham

Accession Number

1949.144

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

Related Items

Title Samuel Gragg manuscript collection Accession Number

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