Chair

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Chair

Entry/Object ID

GHS 2008

Description

Arm chair. Mortise and tenon joint construction; continuous post. Three black slats, curved. Crest rail with square blocks. Turned arm ends, curved arm fronts. Chamfered stiles, square block feet, fluted front legs, Wide trapezoid, slip seat. Yellow silk damask seat covering.

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

USA, probably Germantown

Dimensions

Height

38-1/2 in

Width

18-1/2 in

Length

18-3/4 in

Material

Walnut

Provenance

Notes

Owner: John Brighurst GHS True Accesion Book, #2008- "Armchair, Walnut- Broad seat" Property of Mary Bringhurts Foulk. Donated 10/19/1960 by the Foulke and Long Institute.