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Maker(s):Chapin, Eliphalet (possibly); Chapin, Aaron (possibly)
Culture:American
Title:side chair
Date Made:ca. 1785
Type:Furniture
Materials:wood: cherry, white pine; textile
Place Made:United States; Connecticut; East Windsor or Hartford
Measurements:Overall: 37 1/2 in x 22 in x 17 1/2 in; 95.2 cm x 55.9 cm x 44.4 cm
Narrative Inscription:  Carved into the bottom of the rear seat rail: "I" and carved into the bottom or the rear slip seat rail: "VI"
Accession Number:  HD 1811
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Chippendale side chair with a three-arched crest rail and four vertical splats with a diamond-shaped tie. The Wadsworth Atheneum has a similar side chair attributed to Eliphalet or Aaron Chapin. The corner blocks are white pine, and the primary wood is cherry.

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