Rectangular back with overupholstered serpentine crest. Shaped or curved open arms with incurved and fluted arm supports. Blocked rectangular front legs; raked-back rear legs with chamfered inner edge. Rectangular H-stretcher and back stretcher.
lolling chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
chamfering
mahogany (wood)
upholstering
wool (textile)
crests (motifs)
Federal
Hepplewhite
Mahogany
Wool
Upholstered
Hepplewhite
Federal
Yoked Crest
Chamfered
CHAIR
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Unknown
42.5 x 27.125 x 25.625 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.373
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