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Side chair

Date1745-1760

Attributed to Robert Walker

OriginAmerica, Virginia, King George County

MediumBlack walnut, oak, and yellow pine.

DimensionsOH: 37 7/8"; OW: 22 3/4"; OD: 20 1/2"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1972-230

DescriptionAppearance: Serpentine crest rail with voluted ears; vase shaped splat with heart-shaped piercing below three elongated vertical piercings; vertical piercings bridged by three carved rosettes; splat piercings heavily undercut on rear; splat seated in shoe that is integral with rear seat rail; straight, nearly parallel stiles with slightly blocked rear feet; straight, unmolded seat rails; cabriole front legs with foliate knee carving and ball-and-claw feet; carved and voluted knee blocks applied to face of seat rail; yellow pine interior blocking; oak slip seat frame.
Label TextFormerly ascribed to Williamsburg cabinetmaker Peter Scott (d. 1775), this chair now is solidly linked through uncommon design and construction details to the work of Robert Walker. A Scottish émigré cabinetmaker, Walker worked primarily in King George County, Virginia, on the Rappahannock River. Most other objects that fall within this shop group have histories of ownership in the counties on either side of the Rappahannock. See also CWF accessions 1938-199, 1951-205, and 1976-95.
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ProvenanceVague Virginia history though found in Rhode Island. See correspondence in object file.