Raked-back with over-upholstered rounded crest. Outward curving arms join sloping arm supports. Exposed rectangular front skirt or seat rail on flat upholstered seat. Tapered rectangular front legs; rear legs raked. Back and side stretchers rectangular, as is medial front stretcher. Hems, arm supports, front legs and skirt have light string inlay. Upholstery: dark green ribbed cotton.
lolling chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
cotton (textile)
mahogany (wood)
upholstering
upholstery
Mahogany
Upholstery
Cotton
Upholstered
CHAIR
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Unknown
46.25 x 27 (HxW), 24.125 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.554.1
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