Side Chair
c. 1880
19th Century
33 1/2 in. x 17 in. x 16 in.
Unidentified,
Object Type:
Furniture
Medium and Support:
wood
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of the Children of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Woodhead, Jr.
Accession Number:
1979.6.17
A Victorian side chair, painted black with a rush seat. The center splat has pieced quatre-foil and incised line decoration, flanked by 2 spindles. The spindels and splat are resting on a scalloped lower slat. There is shallow relief carving and s-curves on the top of the crest rail. There is a kidney-shaped hole in the center of the crest rail.