Chair

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Chair

Entry/Object ID

GHS 2023 F

Description

Colonial Revival armchair in Chippendale style; part of a set of four side chairs and two armchairs; ovoid stump rear legs; cabriole legs; ball and claw feet; acanthus leaf carving on knees; broad plain apron with central shell carving; pierced splat with intertwining ribs near top; small leaf carved in center crest rail; crest rail terminates in small volutes with simple leaf carving; removable needlepoint seats, light red in color; metal chain and bolt support system beneath seat; casters on legs of all chairs; arm chair; s-curved arms.

Made/Created

Date made

1890 - 1910

Place

* Untyped Place

USA- Philadelphia

Notes

Creation Date: 1890-1910

Dimensions

Height

39-1/2 in

Width

23 in

Depth

19 in

Material

Mahogany, wool

Provenance

Notes

Owner: Ms. William McCook GHS 2023 was a donation of 6 chairs in 1984 from Mrs. William McCook.