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Easy chair

Date1735-1750

OriginAmerica, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia area

MediumBlack walnut and oak

DimensionsOH: 46 3/4"; H. to seat: 20"; OW (seat): 38"; OD (seat): 28 1/4".

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1955-81

DescriptionEasy chair. Raking rectangular back with straight top rail, curved downward at ends; shaped wings and horiztontally scrolled arms with C shaped terminals over tapered cones beside seat; deep, shaped, upholstered seat with curved front rail; stuffed cushion atop seat; pair of large cabriole legs with plain knees and plain, scrolled brackets on either side; legs terminate in high pad feet with raised, panels on front and sides; essentially oval rear legs with flattened sides and chamfered rear edges, the legs raking to the rear.
ProvenanceAccording to the vendor the chair was found in Dover, Delaware.