Update Our ticketing, donations, and membership sales portal is down for scheduled maintenance on the afternoon of 4/11.
Side chair. Mahogany, upholstery. Two slats, reeded stiles, rails, legs; needlework upholstery on seat.
chairs (furniture forms)
gumwood (wood)
mahogany (wood)
maple (wood)
needlepoint (needleworking)
tulipwood (Brazilian, wood)
textiles
upholstering
Empire (style)
maple (wood)
reeding
Chair
Mahogany
Maple
Tulip Poplar
Gumwood
Empire
Unidentified Textile
Needlework
Reeding
Upholstered
Chair
On top front seat rail, pencil: A: [illegible] B: Mrs. Peck [? difficult to read]
Unknown
33 7/8 x 18 1/8 x 20 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. Huntly H. Gilbert
1963.343AB
Probably Massachusetts (United States)
Probably New York state (United States)
Probably
Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].
Sign up to our newsletter for our latest news and events
