Chair
Additional Title(s)
- Side Chair
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
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.Status
On viewObject number2017.5.70
Unknown, American, 18th Century
1790-1800
Object number: 2018.10
