Chair

Object Name:

Chair

Object ID:

1975.058.02

Place of Origin:

United States

Date:

circa 1875

Description:

Side Chair. Victorian "Renaissance Revival" style, with stiles of rectangular cross-section and pyramidal finials between which is framed an elaborate symmetrical openwork back with C-scrolls flanking a shield-like device having three freestanding bars enclosed and pendent stylized thistle flanked by C-scrolls; all elements of back except stiles are chamfered on outer edges of face; incised roundel on crest; stylized foliage sprays also incised on back panel as accents. Serpentine wooden braces, with chamfered upper edges, extending between stiles of back and side seat rails. Curved front seat rail. Overstuffed seat with green velvet upholstery, bordered by lighter green woven tape; coiled springs and excelsior stuffing. Turned front legs with inverted baluster, flattened ball and ring turnings, each front leg made form two pieces of wood. Seat rails veneered. Rear legs extend back in serpentine curve, are rectangular in cross-section and are spliced at an angle to the stiles of the back. Casters on front feet; chrome-plated steel buttons on rear feet. Openwork panel of back has several splits and breaks, some repaired. Fabric undercovering on seat torn. Upholstered over top edge of seat rails. Mahogany and white pine.

Material:

Wood
Textile
Mahogany
Pine

Dimensions:

H-43.75 W-21 D-20 inches

Provenance:

Items in this accession were presumably acquired by the White Mountain Garden Club from local members in the early 1930s. They furnished a room in the Littleton Library that was set aside for Garden Club use.

Credit Line:

Gift of the White Moutain Garden Club, Littleton, New Hampshire