Side Chair

Additional Title(s)

New York Side Chair

Collections

ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS

Date1760-1780

Mediummahogany

Dimensions38 x 22 1/2 x 22 in. (96.5 x 57.2 x 55.9 cm.)

DescriptionRococo style side chair from New York with serpentine crest rail and knees; a splat with interlacing scrolls and diamond pattern; large square claw and ball feet; and elaborate carving (gadrooning) below the front seat rail.

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

Status

On view

Label TextTypical of furniture produced in New York in the last quarter of the 18th century, this elegant side chair in the Rococo style features an elaborately carved, serpentine crest rail and knees; a splat with interlacing scrolls and diamond pattern; large square claw-and-ball feet; and elaborate carving (a gadroon pattern) below the front seat rail. A Roman numeral VII is carved on the rear seat rail, indicating that this chair was once part of a large set.

Object number2016.11.12