1790-1805
GUSN-55048
Square-back side chair; mahogany wood; chalk inscription on the rear seat rail marked "Fisk" could refer to either William or Samuel Fiske of eastern Massachusetts. Rests on fluted Marlborough front legs and rear legs that flare outward at base; H-shaped stretchers.
chairs (furniture forms)
mahogany (wood)
Federal
Chair
Chair, Side
Chair, Side
B394
Fiske, William, 1770-1844 (Maker)
Fiske, Samuel (Maker)
Boston or Salem, MA, USA
36 1/3 x 21 1/4 x 17 7/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Lucy Ellis Allen
1977.170.3
Massachusetts (United States)
Probably
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