Side chair, splat back, one of pair
DateCa. 1780
OriginBermuda
MediumMahogany
DimensionsOH: 35 1/2"; OW: 20"; OD: 16"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1995-3,1
DescriptionSide chair with slightly serpentine crest rail over a pierced splat, flaring at top with four lozenge shaped curved vertical piercings, baluster shaped at base with central heart shaped piercing; splat tenoned into a one piece rear seat rail and shaped shoe with a molded top; seat rails with rounded top edges; trapezoidal slipseat (missing); slightly tapered straight legs square in cross section; rear legs rake towards back; side and medial stretchers rectangular in cross section.ProvenanceFrom St. George Tucker House, Williamsburg, Virginia
Ca. 1790
1775-1800
1790-1810
1770-1775
1790-1810
1760-1780
ca. 1780
1771-1776
1760-1780
1775-1800
1775-1800
1775-1800