Side chair, banister-back
Date1800-1805
MediumMahogany, tulip poplar
DimensionsOH: 37 1/2"; OD: 16 7/8"; OW: 20 1/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1992-232
DescriptionSide chair with serpentine crest rail; three balusters supported by a horizontal stay rail; two side balusters have flaring foliate carving at top, reeding below tapering to a rectangular base; center baluster has a similar flared section at top with scalloped motif just below crest rail, main portion of baluster tapers towards bottom and is carved with a half rosette a top with five connected pendant bellflowers below, all supported by a flaring foliate base; stiles, stay and crest rails all molded; trapezoidal slipseat; seat rails molded on outer top corner; straight tapered legs, square in cross section, with side, medial, and rear stretchers.
1800-1815
Ca. 1790
c.1790
c.1790
1700-1720
1770-1775
1780-1820
1800-1805
1690-1715
ca. 1810
1700-1750
1819-1821