Chair
- Object Name:
- Chair
- Object ID:
- 1936.010.02.1
- Place of Origin:
- New England
- Date:
- 1825-1840
- Description:
- Side Chair. "Pillow-top" Hitchcock type, with slightly arched crest rail having central tablet of almond cross-section flanked by ring turnings; stiles are turned and cylindrical at their bases, each with a decorative band of four annulets just above seat; upper 2/3 of stiles are rectangular in cross-section with rounded backs; front of stiles curve back at top to join with cylindrical ends of crest rail in simulation of rolled crest, stiles and rail ends all being halved to form this juncture. Wide horizontal slat with curved upper edge framed between stiles at center of back; narrow horizontal rail below, rectangular in shape. Rush seat bordered with applied wooden strips, which are half round with ring turnings on front, flat and rectangular on other three sides. Front seat rail expands into exposed blocks at ends above legs. Front legs have flattened ball and ring turnings and taper to button feet. Turned, cylindrical rear legs tapering at base. Six turned stretchers--front one having central ball-and-ring turning, two stretchers on each side and one at back all plain and cylindrical. Painted black with rosewood graining and yellow striping; ball and ring turnings gilded on fronts. Stencilled bowl of fruit in gold and bronze on face of wider slat, design having rectangular border with incurved corners. Gilded acanthus leaf at top of each stile. Scrolled foliage with central palmette on tablet of crest; palmette design on applied seat front. Nail holes in strips applied to edge of seat implying chair has been reseated. These strips are of white pine, right one damaged on lower edge. One of a pair.
- Material:
- Wood
Grass - Dimensions:
- H-35 W-17 D-18 inches
- Provenance:
- Said to have been used in the Bradley House, Concord, NH. Donor's mother was Susan A. Bradley, whose family had been in Concord since early in the 18th century. The chairs probably belonged to the donor's grandparents, Richard Bradley (1790-1869) and Elizabeth Ayer Bradley (1796-1872).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
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