Side Chair, Banister Back
Date1780-1830
OriginAmerica, New England
MediumBirch, ash, and rush (modern)
DimensionsOH: 39 1/4"; OW: 18 1/8"; OD: 13 7/8"; SD: 13"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1940-340
DescriptionSide chair with banister back; cylindrical front and rear posts taper at feet (feet replaced); round ball finials with nub at top on rear stiles; rectangular bowed crest and stay rails with four rounded bannisters tenoned into rails; double front, side, and rear stretchers, all rounded; modern rush seat (previous seat splint).
1700-1750
1790-1810
1730-1800
1720-1750
1780-1820
1720-1750
1720-1770
1800-1810
1795-1805
1800-1810
Ca. 1750
ca. 1810