Chair

Object Name:

Chair

Object ID:

1934.008.02

Creator:

Collins, Alfred (1848-1916)

Date:

1904

Description:

Colonial Revival Arm Chair (copy of the "Benning Wentworth" chair). Wood, with leather seating. Yoke-like crest, which ends in points (rather than ears). Straight splat, which expands slightly from bottom to top; six vertical lozenge-shaped piercings. Arms curve out from stiles; arms are flat on the underside, and rounded on top. Trapezoidal seat, with brown leather upholstery (leather is split); painted steel tacks along the edges (paint is chipping); upholstery webbing visible. Stretchers are rectangular, with a bead on the outer corner. Legs are square in cross-section; front legs have a bead on the outer corner. Pegged construction. Wood unidentified (cherry? birch?).

Label attached to underside of chair: "Reproduction of the Governor Wentworth chair, made by Councilor A.A. Collins for Gov. Bachelder 1904". Label formerly on chair, now in accession folder: "Presented/by Ruth Bachelder/Nov. 1934" In pencil "Wentworth Chair". Sticker on rear of seat: "306".

Material:

Wood
Leather

Dimensions:

H-37 W-26.5 D-18 inches

Provenance:

1904 reproduction of the "Benning Wentworth" (according to Jobe, Judge John Wentworth, rather than Benning, was the original owner) chair, later gifted to the State of New Hampshire. Reproduction chair made by Alfred A. Collins for then Governor Bachelder.

Two cloth labels were on the chair:
1. "Presented / by Ruth Bachelder / Nov. 1934" In pencil "Wentworth Chair" (label currently in accession folder);
2. "Reproduction of the Governor Wentworth chair, made by councilor A.A. Collins for Gov. Bachelder 1904" (label currently adhered to underside of chair).

Donor is daughter of Governor Bachelder, for whom the chair was made.

Credit Line:

Gift of Ruth Bachelder

People:

Bachelder, Ruth (1891-1953), Bachelder, Nahum J. (1854-1934), Wentworth, Benning (1696-1770), Wentworth, Judge John (1719-1781), Collins, Alfred A. (1848-1916)