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DS1995-328
Windsor side chair, one of pair
DS1995-328

Windsor side chair, one of pair

Date1800 (label dated March 22nd, 1800)
Artist/Maker
OriginAmerica, Virginia, Richmond
MediumPoplar, maple, and hickory
DimensionsOH: 35 1/2" OW: 20 1/2" OD: 16"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1995-95,1
DescriptionSquare-back windsor side chair. Bamboo turned legs, stretchers (side and medial), and seven spindles. H-plan support, double-swelled bamboo medial stretcher and single-swell side stretchers. All four legs splay outward. Stiles splay towards the ears. Flat-edged sheild-shaped seat delineated by grooves on the bottom and top.Mark(s)Paper label on bottom of chair seat: "WINDSOR CHAIRS, Made, Warranted and Sold by ANDREW & ROBERT M'KIM At their Shop just below the Capitol RICHMOND March 22nd, 1800"