Chairs (furniture forms)

Object number
71.4 A-F
Creator
Rhode Island
Date
1790 – 1810
Description
Six mahogany shield-back side chairs in RI federal style; pierced splat with urn and drapery festoons contained in ovals supported by five incurvate bars with sunburst carved bases, serpentine overupholstered seats, tapered moulded legs, stretchers. Design adapted from Hepplewhite style of 1788. Probably made in Rhode Island.
Materials
wood
Credit Line
Exchange from Israel Sack, Inc.
Object Type
chairs (furniture forms)
Subjects
Gliders (Outdoor furniture)
Israel Sack, Inc.