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KC1978-179
Armchair, cane back
KC1978-179

Armchair, cane back

Date1725-1745
OriginAmerica, Pennsylvania
MediumWhite oak, cane
DimensionsOH: 51 7/8"; OW: 25 1/8"; OD: 27 1/4"; SD: 17 1/2"
Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. Miodrag R. Blagojevich.
Object number1977-335
DescriptionTurned armchair with caned back and seat; back consists of columnar turned stiles blocked at junction with rear and side stretchers, seat, arms, and crest rail, with a ball finial; arched crest rail with inner molded arch continuing down inner rectangular stiles of back flanking arched caned section to rectangular stay rail; trapezoidal caned seat with molded edges; carved arms with scrolled arm terminals supported by columnar shaped arm supports over rounded and blocked legs and flattened ball feet; front stretcher with central double ball turnings flanked by rounded tapered sections; rounded side stretchers with blocked section at center for joint with medial stretcher; swollen rear and medial stretchers.