Chair
- Object Name:
- Chair
- Object ID:
- 1981.057.01.2
- Creator:
- Hunt, Joseph Ruggles
- Place of Origin:
- Eaton, NH
- Date:
- 1810-1820
- Description:
- Side Chair. Square-back Windsor style chair, with bamboo turnings. Spindles arched sharply backwards. Pine plank seat. Painted red-brown over brown. Stamped under seat: "J. R. HUNT MAKER". One of a set of six (four of the chairs were deaccessioned in 2009 due to inferior condition).
- Material:
- Wood
Pine - Dimensions:
- H-33.25 W-19 D-16 inches
- Provenance:
- Leon Gerry had these chairs in his Madison, NH, home. It is believed that Joseph Ruggles Hunt had lived nearby.
The heirs of Leon Gerry donated the chairs to the NHHS after their uncle's death. - Credit Line:
- Gift of the Heirs of Leon O. Gerry
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