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Culture:American
Title:side chair
Date Made:1795-1800
Type:Furniture
Materials:wood: mahogany, cherry; base metal: brass; textile: silk
Place Made:United States; New York
Measurements:overall: 35 x 20 3/4 x 18 in.; 88.9 x 52.705 x 45.72 cm
Accession Number:  HD 1662.3
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Group of four side chairs with 1662.1 and 1662.2 a matching pair, and this example and 1662.4, another matching pair. The first two are based on Plate 36, No, 1 of Thomas Sheraton's "The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Drawing Book" (London, 1791-1793), with their center raised backs having a carved Prince of Wales feather over an urn and swag. The second pair are based on an English prototype with a plainer back. Both have reeded, tapered legs ending in spade feet, a form often used in New York.

Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Brass; Mahogany; Silk

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