Chair, Corner
- Object Name:
- Chair, Corner
- Object ID:
- 2021.022
- Place of Origin:
- Southeastern New Hampshire
- Date:
- 1775-1800
- Description:
- Corner Chair. From the Josiah Bartlett House, Kingston, NH. Scrolled back rest over arm rails, ending in C-scrolled hand grips. Three turned arm and center back supports. Four turned legs, joined by eight turned stretchers. Constructed of maple and oak, with remnants of red paint/stain finish. Worn woven rush seat.
- Material:
- Wood
Rush - Dimensions:
- H-29 W-24 D-24 inches
- Provenance:
- Built in 1774, the homestead that stands on Main Street in Kingston, NH, was owned and occupied by Josiah Bartlett (1728-1795) and his wife Mary, and next by the family of their son, Levi Bartlett and his wife, Abigail Stevens, through 1828. Successive generations of descendants occupied the house until its recent sale. The chair and a collection of miscellaneous 18th and 19th-century Bartlett documents were purchased by the donor, William S. Bartlett, at the June 24, 1989 Josiah Bartlett House auction.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of William S. Bartlett Jr.
- People:
- Bartlett, Josiah (1728-1795)
- Subjects:
- Chairs
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