Ribbon-Back Side Chair

Item Information

Title:
Ribbon-Back Side Chair
Description:
Rectangular form, trapazoidal shaped seat; straight, molded Marlborough legs; straight plain rectangular stretchers; reeled stiles; three pierced, wiggled slats surmounted by pierced, wiggled crest rail with carved rounded ears; over upholstered seat; painted black throughout.
Date:
1790–1815
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
birch (wood)
mahogany (wood)
maple (wood)
upholstering
side chairs
ribbon-back chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
Chippendale
Places:
New Hampshire > Rockingham (county) > Portsmouth
Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.)
Extent:
40 1/16 in. x 21 1/8 in. (H x W); 18.5 in. x 14.5 in. (H x D)
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/12061
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Ralph May
Accession #:
1971.597B
Identifier:
12061