Chair
- Object Name:
- Chair
- Date:
- 1815-1825
- Material:
- Mahogany, maple, pine
- Description:
- 44 x 26 3/8 x 21 3/8�, Mahogany, maple, pine. Lolling chair in original black horsehair upholstery with cast brass nails. The back has a serpentine crest, the arms are shaped and on curved uprights. The seat front is also serpentine shaped. The arm supports and legs are spiral-turned and carved; the legs terminate in brass casters. Construction: four triangular corner blocks nailed at corners of seat; top of arm support is round tenoned into curved portion of arm; arm consists of two units--flattened end and curved end.
- Provenance:
- Wendell Family, 222 Pleasant Street, Portsmouth, NH; probably acquired in 1815 when Jacob purchased the house.
- Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Item Number:
- 1989.12
- Accession Number:
- 1989.12
- 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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