Chair

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Chair

Entry/Object ID

GHS 1027.1-.2

Description

Pair of Windsor birdcage-back bamboo-turned side chairs with plank seats. Medallion between crest and next rail center spindle is fastened at middle. On bottom of seat is label that reads, "Chair from the Billmeyer family N.E. corner of Main and Upsal."

Made/Created

Date made

1790 - 1810

Dimensions

Height

34-1/4 in

Width

18-1/2 in

Depth

19 in

Material

Wood

Provenance

Notes

Owner: Harry Wetherstine GHS Catalogue: Two Windsor chairs once the property of Michael Billmayer. Loaned by Harry Wetherstine- 1929.