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Rosewood grained and gilt painted; frontal ball feet; turned, curved legs. Saddle-shaped seat. Stiles enclose two rungs decorated with grapes and leaf motif and surmounted by turned crest rail with stylized floral element.
side chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
gilding
graining
painting (coating)
rush (material)
turning (shaping process)
wood (plant material)
Fancy
floral patterns
vine scrolls
rush (material)
Sheraton
Rush
Painted
Gilded
Leaf
Turned
Grained
Floral
Sheraton
Fancy
CHAIR
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Unknown
34.5 x 17.375 x 18.5 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.427.1
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