Chair

Object Name:

Chair

Object ID:

1970.035.02.1

Place of Origin:

Massachusetts (probably)

Date:

1760-1785

Description:

Side Chair. Bow-shaped crest rail, having ears molded so that they appear to overlap stiles, stiles having rounded backs, and pierced, vase-shaped, central splat housed in molded shoe above back seat rail. Slip seat with needlepoint upholstery (floral design on maroon background) attached to its frame with modern tacks. Front and side seat rails reduced in depth with a flat arch; no corner blocks or bracing. Cabriole front legs with sharp knees and heavily shoed club feet having small lip at back of pad. Square, outcurving rear legs, chamfered on all four corners above stretchers and only on front corners below, front surfaces of rear legs cut back at angle below side stretchers. Four turned stretchers (side, back and medial) with conventional turnings composed of baluster, vase, block and cone elements. Remnants visible of an earlier finish. Chrome plated steel button on bottom of each foot. Piece missing from bottom of splat, left side. Probably walnut. One of a pair.

Material:

Wood
Textile
Metal

Dimensions:

H-37.5 W-22.125 D-30.375 inches

Provenance:

Part of the collection assembled by Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Rogers. Donors purchased New Hampshire antiques, often at auction, for use in their Suncook, NH, home.

Credit Line:

Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Rogers Collection, Bequest of Josephine P. Rogers