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Side Chair

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Type
Decorative arts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1760-1780
Accession number
2016.11.12
Maker
Unknown, American(Opens in new tab) (American)
Dimensions
38 x 22 1/2 x 22 in. (96.5 x 57.2 x 55.9 cm.)
Medium
mahogany
Description
Rococo style side chair from New York with serpentine crest rail and knees; a splat with interlacing scrolls and diamond pattern; large square claw and ball feet; and elaborate carving (gadrooning) below the front seat rail.
Credit
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gail-Oxford Collection
Department
American Art
Find out more
View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)
Typical of furniture produced in New York in the last quarter of the 18th century, this elegant side chair in the Rococo style features an elaborately carved, serpentine crest rail and knees; a splat with interlacing scrolls and diamond pattern; large square claw-and-ball feet; and elaborate carving (a gadroon pattern) below the front seat rail. A Roman numeral VII is carved on the rear seat rail, indicating that this chair was once part of a large set.

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