Chair
- Object Name:
- Chair
- Object ID:
- 1986.047.03.1
- Date:
- 1845-1860
- Description:
- Chair, side. Mahogany Empire style side chair with crewel seat in a bird and flower design. It has a crest rail with carved flowers and scrolls. There is a veneered flame grain on the front chair rail. It has "S" or "saber" shaped front legs. The back legs have a slight outward arch. There are no leg stretchers. The Jacobean crewel design on linen is in oranges, yellows, browns and greens, done circa 1965 by donor's wife. One of a pair of chairs.
- Material:
- Wood
Mahogany
Textile - Dimensions:
- H-33.25 W-18 D-15.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Chair has been in the Brown family of Hampton, NH.
Crewel seat embroidery done by donor's wife, Lucy Brown Seavey, c. 1965. - Credit Line:
- Gift of G. Clifton Seavey, in memory of Lucy Brown Seavey
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