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Side Chair

Date1770-1790

OriginAmerica, Virginia, Petersburg (possibly)

MediumMahogany and yellow pine

DimensionsOH: 36 1/4 in.; OW: 20 in.; OD: 20 1/2 in.; SD: 18 in.

Credit LineGift of William Goode Beville

Object number2018-179

DescriptionSide chair with shaped and rounded crest rail, pierced splat (replaced) with four vertical lozenges over a heart shaped reserved containing ovals of descending size; stiles flat on front and rounded on rear; trapezoidal seat with bead along edges of seat and legs; upholstered slispseat; legs square in cross section with chamfer on inside corner; back legs kick towards rear; front, side, and rear stretchers, rectangular in cross section.
Markings"II" chiseled in the center of the rabbet in the front seat rail.