Chair
- Object Name:
- Chair
- Object ID:
- 1982.096.01
- Creator:
- Wilder, Joseph (1787-1825)
- Place of Origin:
- Amherst, NH/New Ipswich, NH
- Date:
- circa 1820
- Description:
- Chair, side. Attributed to Joseph Wilder (1787-1825), New Ipswich, NH, c. 1820. Windsor style, with bamboo turnings. Spindles arched backwards. Painted and stencilled. Painted black with gold in bamboo joints; black appears to be the original color. Stencil design on crest rail (red, green, and gold) of flowers, basket weave, and possibly gourds. Crest rail curves at ends. Painted decoration also on front of pine plank seat. Branded "I. BROOKS" (Isaac Brooks) seven times, in polygon shape, on underside of seat. "C W Farmer" (Charles W. Farmer) written in pencil on underside of seat. Some splattered red paint on legs. One of a pair.
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-33.25 W-18 D-15.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Donor purchased chairs at Bourne auction c.1980; donor has several other items pertaining to Isaac Brooks.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Rhoda Shaw Clark
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