Set of two armchairs and 12 side chairs

Furniture

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Boscobel House and Gardens

Name/Title

Set of two armchairs and 12 side chairs

Entry/Object ID

F 76.18

Description

Set of 12 painted and decorated fancy chairs: consisting of 2 arm chairs and 10 side chairs, bamboo turned with rush seat. Painted ivory with green highlights. Green fabric cushions or "squabs" made of wool and cotton in a moiré pattern with narrow green, blue and gold twisted braid (reproduction fabric, see T 77.6). The turned front legs form a narrow neck at top and taper from a wide diameter at the top to slightly out swept ball feet.

Category

Furniture

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

1815 - 1830

Place

State/Province

Probably New York, New York

Country

America

Continent

North America

Notes

Painted surface is modern

Dimensions

Height

35-1/2 in

Width

18 in

Depth

16 in

Material

Maple, Ash, Rush

Condition

Notes

All chairs have been stripped and repainted.

Provenance

Notes

Purchased from Sage House Antiques, Red Hook, NY, 9/18/76 Cushions were purchased from Scalamandre, see T 77.6.