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Scrolled back and curved crest rail; gilded ananthus leaves enclosed by gilded bands; scrolled ends. Rounded and curved stiles. Arm rails curve into handholds with tapered arm supports. Rush seat. Turned front legs and medial stretcher with bands of gilt. Two domed stretchers on sides; one on back.
armchairs
chairs (furniture forms)
gilding
graining
rosewood (wood)
rush (material)
turning (shaping process)
acanthus (motif)
rush (material)
Sheraton
Rosewood
Grained
Gilded
Turned
Rush
Sheraton
Acanthus
CHAIR
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Unknown
35.25 x 20.25 x 21 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.338.1
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