Chair

Object Name:

Chair

Object ID:

1982.050.01

Description:

Chair, side. Slat back, with rush seat, painted black. Three slats, each flat on the bottom and arched on top; 2.75" high. Elongated finials, with small knobs. All stretchers and legs are plain turnings. Slots in feet suggest that this was previously a rocking chair, but that the rockers were cut off. Evidence of previous red paint. (Date range undetermined -- possibly Revival period?)

Material:

Wood
Grass

Dimensions:

H-40.5 W-18.5 D-13.5 inches

Provenance:

None known. Other items given by Dana Vaughan have been from the Canterbury and Tilton, NH, ancestors of his wife, Muriel Louise True (daughter of Alida May Cogswell and Dr. Charles Lincoln True).

Credit Line:

Gift of Dana Vaughan P.