Chair

Object Name:

Chair

Object ID:

1977.055.13

Creator:

Folsom, Abraham & CompanyManufacturer

Place of Origin:

Dover, NH/Rochester, NH

Date:

1845-1847

Description:

Side chair. "Thumb-back" type, with slightly bowed, rectangular crest rail framed between twined cylindrical stiles. Fronts of stiles are flattened except at bottoms and curve back at tops to form terminals often known as "rabbit ears." Four vertical turned and tapering spindles, each having a vestigial ball turning below center. Seat of white pine with straight front, rounded back and curved sides. Stiles and spindles tenoned into back of seat following its rounded outline, stiles being tenoned, through seat. Seat has beveled lower edges and a slightly rounded upper edge at front. Four turned, splayed legs, each plain, cylindrical, and tapering to juncture with seat. Four turned cylindrical stretchers--front, back and sides. Branded mark on bottom of seat: "A. FOLSOM & CO DOVER N H. / WARRANTED", upper case letters. Painted yellow with black striping; traces of black foliate design on crest rail, ball turnings of spindles painted black on fronts. Paint very worn and soiled. Several checks in seat and elsewhere. Pieces split from back left leg and bottom of right stile; latter reinforced with a nail. Right spindle, left front leg and side stretchers all replacements. Unidentified hardwoods and white pine.

Material:

Wood

Dimensions:

H-31.875 W-17.25 D-16.625 inches

Provenance:

Part of the James Cowan Sawyer Collection, assembled in the Durham, NH, area in the early 20th century by the father of the donors.

Credit Line:

James Cowan Sawyer Collection, Gift of George F. Sawyer and Charles H. Sawyer

People:

Folsom, Abraham (1805-1886), Sawyer, James Cowan (1872-1944), Sawyer, George F. (1902-1992), Sawyer, Charles H. (1906-2005)

Subjects:

Manufacturing