White-painted, high-backed in Boston rocker style. Yoke crest supported by round stiles and tapered spindles. Light blue linear highlights. Seat has scrolled quatrefoil with fleur-de-lis at center front. Classical motif on crest of ovoid recess with urn at center.
armchairs
chairs (furniture forms)
painting (coating)
turning (shaping process)
wood (plant material)
fleur-de-lis (motifs)
Windsor chairs
crests (motifs)
Painted
Windsor
Boston
Yoked Crest
Turned
Fleur-de-Lis
CHAIR, DINING
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Unknown
43.625 x 23.25 x 18.125 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.911
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