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Chair

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1770-1800

GUSN

GUSN-758

Description

Side chair. One of two. Maple or cherry and pine, brass tacks. Slat back with pierced slats and crest, over-the-rail upholstered seat bordered by brass drop nail heads that form a swag pattern. Straight stretchers. Rests on Marlborough legs.

Details

Descriptive Terms

chairs (furniture forms)
cherry (wood)
textiles
wood (plant material)
upholstering
Norway spruce (wood)
cherry (wood)
Chippendale
Cherry
Pine
Unidentified Textile
Upholstered
Chippendale
Chair

Inscription

Metal plate on underside of medial stretcher: Paine Furniture Co./BOSTON, MASS. Stamped on modern corner block: A. BROZEK

Maker

Paine Furniture Company (Maker)

Location of Origin

Boston, MA, USA

Dimensions

38 1/2 x 21 7/8 x 17 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Virginia L. Hodge and Katharine D. Parry

Accession Number

1942.1230

Places

Massachusetts (United States)
New Hampshire (United States)

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