Side chair, splat-back

DateCa. 1770

MediumMahogany, European beech

DimensionsOH: 3' 1 3/4"; OW: 1' 10 1/2"; OD 1'10"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1963-738

DescriptionSerpentine crest rail with leaf carved ears; leaf-carving in center; cut-out in center and in areas flanking center. Three slats below carved and cut out to match. Moulded, incurving stiles. Saddle seat frame of beech; diagonal corner braces of mahogany. Plain unmoulded "Marlborough" front legs chamfered on inner corners; rear legs "kick out" at back. Plain unmoulded side, rear, and medial stretchers.
ProvenanceSource purchased chair some years ago (probably in the 1930s) from an African-American family in Williamsburg, Va.