Armchair with shield-shaped upholstered back; arm supports and legs have stop-fluted decoration. Stripped to original under-upholstery.
armchairs
chairs (furniture forms)
mahogany (wood)
ash (wood)
upholstery
Federal
Chair
Hains, Adam, 1768-1820 + (Furniture maker)
Probably Bertault, George, 1793 (Upholsterer)
Philadelphia, PA
33 3/4 x 23 1/4 x 19 1/4 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of the children of Arthur and Susan Cabot Lyman
1966.123
Pennsylvania (United States)
Philadelphia (Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania)
Title Armchair Accession Number 1966.119
Title Settee Accession Number 1966.116.1
Title Settee Accession Number 1966.117
Title Armchair Accession Number 1966.120
Title Armchair Accession Number 1966.121
Title Armchair Accession Number 1966.122
Title Armchair Accession Number 1966.124
Title Armchair Accession Number 1967.128
Title Armchair Accession Number 1967.129
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