Side chair
1730–60
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueWalnut; reproduction needlework seat
Dimensions102.87 x 51.43 x 44.13 cm (40 1/2 x 20 1/4 x 17 3/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Charles Hitchcock Tyler
Accession number32.330
On View
On viewClassificationsFurniture
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With its elongated, vase-shaped splat (center of back); serpentine-shaped stiles (side posts) flattened on the front faces; and cabriole legs supported by turned block-and-spindle stretchers, this chair is a good example of those made in many Boston-area shops, beginning in the early 1730s.
InscriptionsChiseled inside seat rail: "VI"ProvenanceBequest of Charles Hitchcock Tyler (Accession Date September 1, 1932)
About 1740–60
about 1740
about 1760-1790
about 1745–55