Name/Title
Side chair, Seacoast area, 1750-70Entry/Object ID
1663Description
Low bannister back chair with rush seat. Chair resembles other Portsmouth chairs with fishtail crest.
The feet have been cut down and he crest rail has been broken. The rush seat is old but not original.
Maple crest, stay rail, stiles, front legs, two right banisters maybe birch, soft maple, ash stretchers & seat rails.Collection
Portsmouth Historical Society Curatorial CollectionAcquisition
Accession
1663Source or Donor
Dow, Mrs. James H.Acquisition Method
LoanMade/Created
Place
City
PortsmouthState/Province
New HampshireCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaNotes
Date: ca. 1750-1790Materials
Material
Rush seat, Maple, AshMaterial Notes
Possibly birchGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: Label information:
"This chair, which has a history of ownership with the Dow family, is distinguished by a "fish tail" crest type that is common to Portsmouth surrounding region during the eighteenth century. A banister-back chair such as this might have been made by any one of local turners.
Status Date: 2001-04-02
