Museum Object Number1957.0530 |
Chair (Side chair)
Furniture
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
Unknown (Furniture maker)
This record is to be used when the maker of an object is unknown.
Boston or Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
Previously catalogued as United States, 1700-25.
1710-1740
Tulip poplar; Ash; Rush
48.375 (H) , 19 (W) , 17 (D)
122.873 (H) , 48.26 (W) , 43.18 (D)
OW at seat; OD from back of crest to front of feet. H (seat) 18 in. (45.7 cm); W (crest) 13.75 in. (34.8 cm); W (feet) 18.5 in. (46.9 cm); D (seat) 14 in. (35.6 cm).
William and Mary-style, banister-back side chair made of poplar and ash with a rush seat. The chair back is raked back. The pierced crest rail is carved with scrolls and plumes in the Prince-of-Wales style and has a flat lower edge. A lower horizontal rail has a flat upper edge and is cut in notched double ogee curves along the lower edge. The crest rail and lower rail are mounted between two baluster-turned rear stiles. Compressed ball and urn finials surmount the stiles. Four flat, baluster-shaped spindles are set between the crest rail and the lower rail. The trapezoidal rush seat has exposed corner blocks. The front legs are block-and-baluster-on-ring turned with baluster-and-ball feet. The rear stump legs are continuous with the stiles. Double-ball-and-spool-turned front and side stretchers support the legs. There is a double-vase-turned rear stretcher. A cushion accompanies the chair.
[Book] Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
• Published: cat. no. 67, p. 317.