Chair
- Object Name:
- Chair
- Object ID:
- 1966.030.03
- Place of Origin:
- New England
- Date:
- 1740-1760
- Description:
- Side Chair. Yoke crest rail, rectangular stiles, and vase-shaped central splat housed in horizontal rail above rush seat, front of rail being molded. Front seat rail rxpands into exposed blocks at ends above legs. Block, vase and ball-turned front legs with Spanish feet. Square back legs, front surfaces of which are cut back at an angle and have chamfered corners below side stretchers. Four stretchers, front one having central ball-and-ring turnings with cone terminals, side and back stretchers being plain and rectangular. Outer edges of exposed blocks, at front of seat, are chamfered. No wooden pins where stiles intersect crest. Chrome-plated steel button on bottom of each foot. Gouge on face of splat. Another gouge on front of crest rail, repaired with filler. For matching chair see 1965.13.8.
- Material:
- Wood
Steel - Dimensions:
- H-40.625 W-20.75 D-19.125 inches
- Provenance:
- From the Rogers Collection -- a gift (and later bequest) of Josephine Rogers given in memory of her husband, Harry K. Rogers -- consists of a large collection of New Hampshire glass, parian ware, and other decorative arts. This accession includes: furniture, glass, tie-backs, mirror knobs, miscellaneous brass hardware and articles.
- Credit Line:
- Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Rogers Collection, Gift of Josephine P. Rogers
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