Chair

Object Name:

Chair

Object ID:

1959.055.04

Place of Origin:

Portsmouth, NH

Date:

1815-1830

Description:

Side Chair. Arrow-back Windsor type, with crest rail tenoned through stiles of back and having cyma-scrolled upper edge, beveled on back, and straight lower edge; plain turned and canted stiles each having decorative groove 4" above seat and an obliquely cut top; three, vertical "arrow-shaped" spindles, turned at lower ends. Slightly hollowed, horseshoe-shaped white pine seat with rounded back. Stiles and spindles tenoned into back of seat following its outline, stiles being tenoned through seat. Horseshoe curved portion of seat has rounded upper edge and beveled lower edge. Decorative grooves following curved line of spindles at their inner edge and extending around front of seat at top of rounded edge. Four turned and slightly splayed legs, each plain, cylindrical, tapered at ends and encircled by three evenly spaced grooves. Four plain turned stretchers front, back and sides--each having two decorative grooves. Evidence of several earlier coats of paint. Illegible chalk marks on bottom of seat, together with pencil inscription "J.O.Randell". Paper label with accession information also on bottom of seat. Front stretcher worn. Early nails strengthening juncture of crest rail with each stile and spindle. Filler used on back of seat and top of splat in two small areas. One of a set of four.

Material:

Wood

Dimensions:

H-34.375 W-18.5 D-17 inches

Provenance:

Chairs believed to have come out of the attic of the Bartlett House, Kingston, NH. Name inscribed on bottom, J(eremiah) O. Randell (1834-1909), was the husband of Susan F. Bartlett (1833-1926). She was the daughter of Josiah Bartlett (1787-1860) and Hannah True (1794-1874), who may have been the original owners of the chairs.

Credit Line:

Gift of Eloise Lane Smith

People:

Bartlett, Josiah (1787-1860), Bartlett, Susan F. (1833-1926), Randall, Jeremiah O. (1834-1909), Smith, Eloise Lane (1899-1965)