chair

Furniture

Historical Society of Carroll County, Maryland

Name/Title

chair

Entry/Object ID

1987.053.002

Description

Chair. Side chair. 39.5"h x 17"w x 26"d. Gold brocade upholstery with matching wavy trim. Open balloon back with pointed ears on a curved crest rail, cresting is carved C-scroll design with flowers. Splat and stay rail are made of six back-to-back C-scrolls. Wide square seat, with carved seat rail. Cabriole front legs on casters.

Acquisition

Accession

1987.053

Source or Donor

Smith, Joseph W.

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note

Deed of gift reads "2 matching parlor chairs, hand carved, 'Victorian'. In honor of Joseph W. Smith, Jr. and Hilda M. Smith"