Chair
- Object Name:
- Chair
- Object ID:
- 1963.063.02
- Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- 1730-1760
- Description:
- Banister-back side chair, 1730-1760, owned by Meshech Weare (1713-1786) of Hampton Falls, NH, first President of New Hampshire. Maple and ash, with rush seat. Feather, foliate and scroll-carved crest above five split banister splats. Block, vase and ring-turned stiles. Block-turned front legs joined by a single turned stretcher. Two turned stretchers on each side. One rear stretcher. Carved front feet. Woven rush seat, trapezoidal shape. Brown finish, early.
- Material:
- Wood
Grass - Dimensions:
- H-45 W-21 D-16 inches
- Provenance:
- Frances Healey's will states, "I give and bequeath to the New Hampshire Historical Society of Concord, New Hampshire, the two seventeenth century chairs that formerly belonged to Governor Meshech Weare and I direct that the arm chair have permanently attached to it the silver marker now in my safe."
Descended in the Dodge-Healey family of Hampton Falls, NH. The Healey family probably purchased this chair at the Meshech Weare auction in 1943.
John W. and Harriet D. Dodge were the grandparents of Frances Healey. - Credit Line:
- Bequest of Frances Healey
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