Collection Highlights
Grenadier cap
Date:
1740-1770
Object Number:
1890.3
Medium:
Wool, linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
One of Set of 4 side chairs
Object Number:
1937.1342d
Date:
1790-1805
Medium:
Hickory, chestnut
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 1/4 x 20 1/2 x 20 in. ( 97.2 x 52.1 x 50.8 cm )
Description:
Hickory and chestnut fan-back Windsor side chair with serpentine crest rail with rounded up-turned ears; elongated vase-turned stiles, 9 slightly tapered spindles and 2 tapered back bracing spindles; saddle seat, vase-and-reel-turned legs; side and medial stretchers with bulbous centers.
Gallery Label:
According to consultant Nancy Goyne Evans, author of "American Windsor Chairs," this style of Windsor chair originated somewhere along the Connecticut-Rhode Island border and then spread into southern Massachussetts. The chestnut seat of this chair and its mates is relatively common to this region.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
