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Chair

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1800-1814

GUSN

GUSN-69685

Description

Side chair. Birch, maple, white pine. Square back. Rectangular star-punched crest with carved swag motif. Lattice-back slat consists of interlaced arches. Over-the-rail mulberry leather upholstery with decorative brass nailhead border. Rests on tapered front legs.

Details

Descriptive Terms

chairs (furniture forms)
birch (wood)
mahogany (wood)
maple (wood)
upholstering
Norway spruce (wood)
maple (wood)
Mahogany
Upholstered
Birch
Maple
Pine
CHAIR

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

37 x 21 x 18 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.1663.1

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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