Chair
- Object Name:
- Chair
- Date:
- 1815-1825
- Material:
- Wood
- Description:
- A Lolling chair with serpentine crest and front seat rail. The shaped arms extend to meet the supports at carved handholds. The arm supports are aligned vertically over the front legs which continue straight to the floor; figured birch veneer covers the top of the front legs. Both arm supports and front legs are turned and fully reeded. The rear legs are square and undecorated. Mahogany, soft maple, and Eastern white pine. The horsehair upholstery is original.
- Provenance:
- Jacob Wendell House
222 Pleasant Street
Portsmouth, New Hampshire - Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, New Hampshire
- Item Number:
- 1989.11
- Accession Number:
- 1989.11
- Type of Material:
- Objects
- Copyright Statement:
- For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the Strawbery Banke Museum
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Gerrit van der Woude
- Participating Organization:
- Strawbery Banke Museum
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