Chair
- Object Name:
- Chair
- Object ID:
- 1957.065.02.01
- Creator:
- Gaines, John
Cabinetmaker - Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- 1735-1743
- Description:
- Side Chair. Attributed to John Gaines (1704-1743), Portsmouth, NH. Transitional William and Mary to Queen Anne style. Maple and Cherry. Traces of former black and/or dark brown paint. Rush seat. Molded and arched back stiles and vase-shaped splat, yoke cresting with carved and pierced center. Square rear legs and side stretchers, molded rear stretcher, arched skirt with pendant drop in front, turned front legs and stretcher, paintbrush feet.
- Material:
- Wood
Grass - Dimensions:
- H-41 W-21 D-18.25 inches
- Provenance:
- "Found in New Hampshire" according to early Prentis Room literature. Acquired by donor prior to 1950 when it was pictured in "the Connecticut Home of Mrs. Katherine Prentis Murphy" in Antiques (June 1950).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy and Edmund Astley Prentis Jr., in Memory of David Edward Murphy
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