Side chair fragment. The chair is attributed to Buckland and Sears and to Gunston Hall. The fluting of the scroll ends of the leg brackets is virtually identical to the stair bracket scrolls at Gunston Hall and the scrolls on a side table also attributed to the Buckland shop with carving by Sears. Brackets were originally rosehead nailed on. The stretchers are single pegged into the leg. Back crest rail and splat is missing. There is no seat. There are geometric designs carved in relief on the front legs. The back legs are splayed. There is an H-stretcher and one rail in back
Artwork Details
Medium
Wood, Walnut, Furniture
Acquisition
Accession
1994.2
Source or Donor
MESDA
Acquisition Method
Purchase
Credit Line
Gunston Hall Collection
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
Maker's Mark: Roman numeral 4
Lexicon
Search Terms
Sears, William Bernard., Buckland, William, 1734-1774.
Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
Chair Fragment
Dimensions
Height
16-1/2 in
Width
21-7/8 in
Depth
20 in
Dimension Notes
16 ½ inches high X 21 7/8 inches wide X 20 inches deep
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William Buckland
Person or Organization
William Bernard Sears
Provenance
Notes
George Mason IV (1725-1792), to George Mason V (1753-1796), to George Mason VI (1786-1834) to Helen Eliza Mason (1813-1876) to Mary Ball Ellzey to Mary Ellzey Shepard (1881-1953 to Anna Montgomery McCrary (1904-?) to MESDA.
