Chair

Object Name:

Chair

Object ID:

1978.081

Date:

1765-1790

Description:

Side Chair. Yoke crest rail having relatively straight, downward slanting shoulders, rectangular stiles having chamfered back corners, and pierced central splat of flaring outline, housed in rear seat rail passing behind molded shoe. Upholstered over seat rails with leather. Original upholstery, tacks, straw stuffing, webbing and ticking all apparently intact. Four triangular corner blocks attached with glue and hand-forged nails. Square front legs, each with bead at outer corner. Square, outcurving back legs chamfered on two edges above stretchers--outer back and inner front corners; front surfaces of rear legs cut back at an angle below side stretchers, with all corners chamfered. Four rectangular stretchers (side, back and front), the top of each having a bead at outer edge. "O. BRIARD", in upper case letters, branded four times on underside of seat--on front and back seat rails and on two corner blocks (each time, only partly legible). Chalk marks on one of other corner blocks. One seat rail maple; others birch; corner blocks pine. 6 inch crack in leather upholstery on top of seat. Bead worn off front stretcher except at ends. A small gouge on inner side of each front leg near bottom. Black walnut, maple and white pine.

Material:

Wood
Leather
Metal
Maple
Birch
Pine
Walnut

Dimensions:

H-37.25 W-21.375 D-19.5 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Richard F. Upton

People:

Briard, Oliver (1775-1844), Upton, Richard F. (1914-1996)