Chair

Object Name:

Chair

Object ID:

1957.065.01.92.1

Creator:

Gaines, JohnFurniture Maker

Place of Origin:

Portsmouth, NH ? or MA

Date:

1700-1720

Description:

Side Chair. Attributed to John Gaines, Portsmouth, NH. Probably maple and ash. Black paint. Four banister-back chair with crest of carved leaves and reverse C scrolls. Posts are vase and block turned, front legs knob and block turned. Front legs project above seat with turned top, and terminate in button feet. Four stretchers, front turned with disc and two balls, sides turned and vase shaped, black plain. Bottom rail T-shaped. Woven rush seat. Mushroom turned finials on posts.

Material:

Wood
Grass

Dimensions:

H-47.5 W-19 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy and Edmund Astley Prentis Jr., in Memory of David Edward Murphy

People:

Gaines, John (1704-1743), Murphy, Katharine Prentis (1882-1967), Prentis, Edmund Astley, Jr. (1883-1967), Murphy, David E. (1859-1919)