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Chair

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ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Dateearly 17th Century
Mediumoak
Dimensions32 x 21 x 20 in. (81.3 x 53.3 x 50.8 cm.)
DescriptionA carved three-footed chair in oak.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Calvin L. Helgoe
Status
On view
Label TextThis three-legged chair—constructed out of elaborately turned spindles—was made by turners using a lathe rather than by joiners or carpenters. The form, known as a "turned" or "thrown" chair, was popular in the 17th century and served as a precursor to the armchair.
Object number72.18A
Image Not Available for Coonley House Spindle Side Chair
Coonley House Spindle Side Chair
Frank Lloyd Wright
ca. 1908
Object number: 2012.16.2
Photography © 2014 Fredrik Nilsen
Husser House Dining Room Chair
Frank Lloyd Wright
ca. 1899
Object number: 2012.16.4
Photography © 2014 Fredrik Nilsen
Chair
Frank Furness
1871-1874
Object number: 2005.8
Image Not Available for Little House Reclining Chair
Little House Reclining Chair
Frank Lloyd Wright
ca. 1903
Object number: 2012.15.2
Sussex Chair
Sussex Chair
Morris and Company
ca. 1870
Object number: 2003.14
Photography © 2015 Fredrik Nilsen
A Ladderback Side Chair for the Willow Tea Rooms, Glasgow
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
ca. 1903
Object number: 2003.10
Gothic-Revival Chair
Gothic-Revival Chair
Morel and Seddon
ca. 1828
Object number: 92.17
Courtesy of Hirschl & Adler Galleries, photograph by Eric W. Baumgartner
Dining Chair
Herter Brothers
1881-1882
Object number: 2021.9
Banister-back Side Chair
Banister-back Side Chair
Unknown, American
ca. 1710-1725
Object number: 2016.25.66
Chair
Chair
Unknown, American
ca. 1690-1700
Object number: L2015.41.107
Side Chair
Side Chair
John Gaines III
ca. 1735-43
Object number: L2015.41.89
Image Not Available for Chair
Chair
Jean-Baptiste Tilliard
ca. 1760
Object number: 78.20.71A
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