Side chair, splat-back

Date1765-1785

MediumMahogany, tulip poplar

DimensionsOH: 38"; OW: 21"; OD: 17 1/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1967-60,1

DescriptionSide chair with serpentine crest rail with central pierced circle; pierced, interlaced splat; straight seat rails with molded upper edge; slip seat original to both chairs; straight front legs, square in cross-section and with molded outer edge and chamfered inner edge; back legs square in cross-section and flare to rear; side, rear, and medial stretchers rectangular in cross section; note: side rails of seat are not morticed through back legs.
Markings.1 marked "IIII" on seat frame at back and "V" on slip seat.
.2 marked "XII" on seat frame and slipseat.
ProvenanceThis chair, and its mate 1967-60,2, have a history of ownership by Mordecai Gist (1743-1792), Captain and later Brigadier General of Maryland line in the American Revolution. Gist was a resident of Baltimore before the Revolution and South Carolina after. Chairs 1967-60, 1 are part of the original set formed by 1953-567, 1-6. They were acquired from the same family, have an identical finish, and the numbers on the chairs are not duplicated.