Side Chair
Attributedattributed to
John Gaines III
(American, 1704 - 1743)
Additional Title(s)
- Queen Anne Side Chair
Collections
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Dateca. 1735-43
Mediumwood and rattan
Dimensions41 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 20 in. (105.4 x 52.1 x 50.8 cm.)
DescriptionQueen Anne carved and turned maple side chair; with carved and pierced crest rail, molded back, slip seat with shaped seat rail, bulbous front stretcher and Spanish feet. Attributed to John Gaines, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Credit LineJonathan and Karin Fielding Collection
Label TextGaines’s distinctive chair design featured a crest with triple-swept cove molding ending in volutes at each end; carved, oversized Spanish feet; and a vase-shaped splat (the vertical central element of a chair back).Status
On viewObject numberL2015.41.89
Charles Sumner Greene
n.d.
Object number: 000.121.8
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
ca. 1903
Object number: 2003.10