Side Chair, Caneback

Date1670-1720

MediumBeech and cane

DimensionsOH(back): 47 5/8" OW(seat front): 17 3/4" OD(seat): 14 1/4" OH(seat front): 17 3/4"

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Schwartz

Object number1970-139,A

DescriptionSide chair. Shaped cresting ending in a volute turned upward at each side; straight, molded stiles; caned back woven from straight, molded vertical bars; seat flares outward from back to front; turned and blocked front legs terminating in Spanish feet; carved, shaped stretcher at front; turned and blocked side stretchers; bulbous turned medial stretcher and stretcher at back.
ProvenanceAcquired by Mrs. Schwartz in Paterson, New Jersey, with a history of local ownership but without identification of the family.