Chair
- Object Name:
- Chair
- Object ID:
- 1957.065.02.02
- Creator:
- Gaines, John
Cabinetmaker - Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- 1735-1743
- Description:
- Side Chair. Attributed to John Gaines (1704-1743), Portsmouth, NH. Birch and cherry stained. Transitional William and Mary to Queen Anne style. 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 legs and stretcher, paintbrush feet.
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-40 W-20.25 D-18 inches
- Provenance:
- "Found in New Hampshire" according to early Prentis Room literature. According to Robert Hendrick, in his thesis on the Gaines chairmakers, "the chair [presumably this one] was a gift to Mrs. Katherine Prentis Murphy from Israel Sack." Again according to Hendrick, this chair is believed to be "a copy of the original [.01], made some years ago." However the chair does show considerable age.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy and Edmund Astley Prentis Jr., in Memory of David Edward Murphy
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