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Hall Chair

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1846-1847

GUSN

GUSN-64441

Description

Pair of hall chairs. Gothic style, oak back with two arches, acorn finials, solid plank seat on hinges. Octagonal turned front legs with ring-turned feet.

Details

Descriptive Terms

hall chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
oak (wood)
acorn
Gothic Revival
Chair
Oak
Gothic Revival
Acorn
Chair

Associated Building

Original to Roseland Cottage (Woodstock, Conn.),

Maker

Probably Brooks, Thomas, 1811-1887 (Maker)

Location of Origin

Brooklyn, NY, USA

Dimensions

48.75 x 20.75 x 21.5 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret Carson Holt

Accession Number

1970.421.1

Places

New York state (United States)

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