Chair
- Title:
- Banister-back chair of Joseph Cilley
- Object Name:
- Chair
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Date:
- late18thcentury
- Material:
- Maple, rush
- Dimensions:
- H-4.75 L-21 Dia-7 inches
- Description:
- Banister back side chair with vase-shape stiles and acorn finials. Plain turned back legs and simple balluster-turnings on the front legs and front stretchers. Double balluster turned front stretchers, turned plain double side stretchers, single back stretcher. Tombstone-shaped crest rail. The points on the crest rail have been cut off. Painted black.
- Provenance:
- Chairs belonged to Major General Joseph Cilley of Nottingham, NH. Now owned by the Burley Family Trust (28 people). Given to the American Independence Museum in 2014.
Banister Back refers to the vertical rungs that make up the style of chair. These chairs were very popular and come in a variety of sizes, colors, and decoration. - Subjects:
- Chairs, Furnishings, Furniture, Military officers
- People:
- Cilley, Joseph
- Place of Origin:
- Probably New Hampshire
- Collection Name:
- American Independence Museum
- Item Number:
- 2014.020.1
- Accession Number:
- 2014.020.1
- Type of Material:
- Objects
- Copyright Statement:
- For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the American Independence Museum
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the Burley Family Trust
- Participating Organization:
- American Independence Museum
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