Side Chair, Splat Back
Date1760-1780
OriginEngland
MediumPrimary: walnut; Secondary: tulip poplar (modern slip seat frame)
DimensionsOH:38 1/4";OW:18 3/4";OD:16 1/2"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1936-43,2
DescriptionSplat back side chair; slightly bowed cresting rail, straight stiles, flat in front, chamfered on rear edges; solid, vase shape splat, attached in unusual manner, by three iron bolts, to back of seat rail; "square" seat frame with incised line around outside top edge; underside of seat rail shaped slightly on either side of front legs and on front edge of rear legs; front legs "square" in section, tapering back at bottom and chamfered on all edges; three rectangular stretchers with rounded top edge; single turned stretcher between rear legsMark(s)"I", "II", "III", "IV" on seat rails
1760-1780
1760-1780
1760-1780
1760-1790
1770-1800
Ca. 1770
1760-1780