Chair
- Object Name:
- Chair
- Object ID:
- 1967.518
- Place of Origin:
- Massachusetts or New Hampshire
- Date:
- 1790-1800
- Description:
- Side Chair. Shield (vase) back having five bars radiating from undecorated fan at pointed base; bars have molded front surfaces and flare just below juncture with crest rail; narrow bead outlining shield. Portion of stiles supporting shield have molded fronts and curving outline, with small ears between them and shield. Serpentine front seat rail; upholstered over rails; modern, leather-headed tacks. Seat frame construction not visible, but use of steel straps to support filling of seat is evident. Square front legs tapered on all four surfaces and molded on fronts and outer sides. Outcurving square rear legs with chamfered inner corners. Four rectangular stretchers--side, back and medial. Holes at end of legs for former casters. Mahogany. Part of a set.
- Material:
- Wood
Leather - Dimensions:
- H-37.25 W-21.125 D-21.375 inches
- Provenance:
- This chair said to have been purchased, together with five others, by Lewis Downing, Jr. of Concord, NH, at the auction of the estate of Countess Rumford.
Note with chair: "Purchased by Mr. Josiah Fernald for $100 from Miss Gertrude Downing's aunt [dau. of Lewis Jr.; 4 additional chairs were given by Gertrude to Mrs. Edgar F. Woodman]. Date from June 12, 1951 from Mrs. Edgar F. Woodman." and "There is no doubt that this chair belonged to Countess Rumford." - Credit Line:
- Gift of Josephine Walker Woodman
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