Backstool (side chair)

Date1660-1680

MediumBeech and leather

DimensionsOH: 38 1/4"; H of seat: 20"; OW: 18"; OD: 14 3/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1967-416,2

DescriptionSide chair with "square" stuffed back upholstered with brown leather with brass nail trim; stiles blocked and ring turned on front, flattened at back above "square" seat; seat upholstered in leather; blocked and ring-turned front legs terminating in spool feet; rear legs square in section, flaring to rear at base with chamfering on inside edge; legs joined by blocked and ring-turned stretcher at front and rectangular stretchers, two at each side and one at the rear