Armchair, splat-back

Date1760-1765

MediumMahogany and white oak

DimensionsOH: 36 1/4"; OW: 22"; OD: 20 1/2"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1969-14,11A

DescriptionSplat-back side chair; crest rail flat in center with rounded ears; straight solid splat with slight bulge near top; trapezoidal slip seat; seat rails undercut with flattened arch; cabriole front legs with ogee knee brackets and pad feet; rear legs, rectangular in cross section with chamfers on all corners between seat rails and stretchers, rake towards back; turned side and medial stretchers with blocking at joints with legs and other stretchers.