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Side Chair

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1730-1743

GUSN

GUSN-57914

Description

Side chair with a carved yoke crest, vase-shaped splat, Spanish feet, and carved stretchers.

Details

Descriptive Terms

side chairs
wood (plant material)
Queen Anne
Chair
Chair, Side
Chair, Side

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Attributed to Gaines, John, d. 1743 (Furniture worker)

Location of Origin

Portsmouth, NH, USA

Dimensions

40 x 18 x 14 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.3000

Places

New Hampshire (United States)

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