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Chair

Maker Unknown, American, 18th Century

Additional Title(s)

Side Chair

Collections

ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS

Date1730-1760

Mediumwalnut and wool

Dimensionsoverall: 39 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 20 in. (100.3 x 52.1 x 50.8 cm.)

DescriptionLate Baroque style chair from Massachusetts with cabriole legs and pad feet

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gail-Oxford Collection

Status

On view

Label TextSide chairs such as these with their gracefully curving cabriole legs and pad feet in the fashionable late Baroque style were produced in New England, particularly Boston, from approximately 1730 to 1760. Distinguishing features include the "stiles" or back posts with flattened front faces and the rounded compass seat.

Object number2017.5.70

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