Semi-circular molded crest with shaped and carved ears; reeded slats and stiles and arched lower rail; the rush seat is raised on block and baluster turned front legs ending in button feet, joined by baluster turned front stretcher; the square back legs are joined by a simply turned stretcher, side stretchers and medial stretchers; painted brown.
side chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
maple (wood)
molding (forming)
painting (coating)
rush (material)
turning (shaping process)
maple (wood)
rush (material)
Maple
Rush
Molded
Turned
Painted
CHAIR
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
49 x 17.625 x 14 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.884
Title Side Chair Accession Number 1991.883
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