Applied stepped crest with hand hold cut-out; crest curves into arm rail and supports; nine ring-turned spindles; caned seat with curved frontal seat rail; ring-turned front legs; two ring-turned frontal stretchers; tapered back legs; two round stretchers on sides and back. .1-.2) painted goldish brown; .3) varnished.
low-back Windsor chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
cane (plant material)
oak (wood)
Oak
Cane
CHAIR, CAPTAIN'S
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
29.75 x 2.75 x 20.75 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.995.2
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