Chair
- Object Name:
- Chair
- Object ID:
- 1995.069
- Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH (or other New England)
- Date:
- 1740-1765
- Description:
- Armchair, Queen Anne, possibly Portsmouth, NH. Said to have belonged to Rev. Abraham Burnham (1775-1852) of Pembroke, NH. Chair is walnut with rush seat. Stylistic features include: yoke crest, baluster-shaped splat with beveled back, modified front seat rail, scooped side seat rails, cabriole front legs with round feet on disks, chamfered back legs. block-and-turned side stretchers, and swell medial and rear stretchers. Added struts under seat.
- Material:
- Wood
Walnut - Dimensions:
- H-40.25 L-27.5 D-21.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Donor is great-great granddaughter of Rev. Abraham Burnham.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Janet Burnham Stearns
- People:
- Burnham, Abraham (1775-1852)
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