Side Chair and Slipseat A

Date1765-1785

MediumMahogany

DimensionsOH: 38 1/8"; OH(seat): 16 3/4"; OW: 20 1/2"; OD: 17 1/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1940-342,1

DescriptionSide chair has plain yoke cresting with rounded ears; supported on stiles which are flat on front and rounded at rear; vertically pierced splat set into molded shoe; "square" seat frame with molded edge fitted with replacement slip seat; supported on four legs, "square" in section and chamfered on inside edges; front legs molded on outside edge; rear legs flare slightly to rear; braced by four rectangular stretchers - two side, one rear and one medial.

This chair has two slipseats, A & B; A is currently installedMark(s)"VI" carved inside back rail of one chair; "III" carved on back rail of other.