Chair

Object Name:

Chair

Object ID:

1930.007

Place of Origin:

New Hampshire

Date:

circa 1830

Description:

Child's Arm Chair. "Thumb-back" Windsor type, with slightly bowed, rectangular crest rail framed between turned, cylindrical stiles; fronts of stiles are flattened, above juncture with arms, curving back at top to form terminals often known as "rabbit ears;" three vertical, turned and tapering spindles. turned and tapering arms each supported by one similarly shaped, canted spindle. Slightly hollowed horseshoe-shaped white pine seat with slightly rounded back. Stiles and spindles tenoned into back of seat following its outline, stiles and arm supports being tenoned through seat. Horseshoe-curved portion has slightly rounded upper edge and beveled lower edge. Decorative groove following line of spindles at their inner edge. Four turned and splayed legs, each plain, cylindrical, tapered at ends, and encircled by two decorative grooves. Four turned and tapering stretchers--front, back and sides--each with two evenly spaced grooves. Painted black with gold striping. Center of seat painted red. Stencilled fruit and foliage with rectangular border, all in gold, on face of crest rail. Right front leg repaired. check in crest rail. Imperfection at top of right stile. Right arm oak.

Material:

Wood

Dimensions:

H-23.875 W-13.25 D-14 inches

Provenance:

Card on bottom of chair reads, "Childhood Chair / of / Gov. David H. Goodell / Gift of Richard C. Goodell". Gov. Goodell (1834-1915) lived in Antrim, NH and was governor from 1889-1891. The donor, Richard C. Goodell, was the governor's son.

Credit Line:

Gift of Richard C. Goodell

People:

Goodell, David H. (1834-1915), Goodell, Richard C. (1868-1942)