Side Chair, Splat-Back

Date1760-1785

OriginAmerica, New Hampshire, Portsmouth

MediumWalnut; maple seat frame, white pine corner blocks.

DimensionsOH: 34 3/4" OH(seat): 16 1/2" OW: 21 1/2" OD 17 3/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1960-185

DescriptionSide chair with yoke-shaped crest rail and flared ears; straight stiles, flat in front and chamfered on rear edges; solid, tapered splat; ogee-shaped knee brackets; marlboro legs, chamfered along the inside edges; H-stretcher plan, all but medial stretcher molded along upper, outer edges.Mark(s)None found.