Serge chair
Samuel Symonds
(American, 1638–1722)
about 1685–95
Object PlaceSalem, Massachusetts
Medium/TechniqueMaple, oak, black ash; reproduction upholstery
Dimensions105.73 x 48.26 x 42.86 cm (41 5/8 x 19 x 16 7/8 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous gift in memory of Ralph Lowell, President of the Museum of Fine Arts, 1951-1968
Accession number1978.384
On View
On viewClassificationsFurniture
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This chair and the example nearby are upholstered with reproduction serge, a durable, twilled fabric often used on seating furniture in the seventeenth century.
ProvenanceBy 1978, in the collection of the dealer Roger Bacon of Exeter, New Hampshire; anonymous gift in memory of Ralph Lowell, President of the Museum of Fine Arts, 1951-1968; September, 1978.
about 1660–95
1710–1730
1790–1800
