Pair of side chairs

Furniture

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Boscobel House and Gardens

Name/Title

Pair of side chairs

Entry/Object ID

F 62.12.1, .2

Description

The pair of carved mahogany caned side chairs have single cross backs and a slightly rolled and concave crest rail. The rectangular crest rail has carved double reeds around a center ""motif"" of three horizontal reeds with hollowed out ends. The rear stiles below the lower back rail are turned columns with a flared and reeded element below. The seat rails are reeded on the outside. The turned front legs are reeded and terminate in swelled feet. Two tulip poplar cross braces are dovetailed into the front and rear rails. There appear to be no chair numbers on these chairs.

Category

Furniture

Acquisition

Accession

F 62.12

Source or Donor

William C. Kennedy

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Purchase, 1962

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

1805 - 1820

Place

State/Province

New York

Country

America

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

31-7/8 in

Width

18-7/8 in

Depth

16-3/8 in

Material

Mahogany, Tulip poplar, Cane

Provenance

Notes

Ex collection Douglas Robinson, Parke-Bernet Galleries, sale 2127, October 5-6, 1962, lot 107. Possible descent in the Henderson family.