Side Chairs
Object ID:
1929-02-16 a,b
Category:
Furniture
Medium:
mahogany
Creator:
Attributed to Benjamin Randolph (1721-1791)
Date:
1773
Held at:
Litchfield Historical Society
Associated Place:
New York City, NY
Size:
21" length x 17 1/4" width x 35 1/2" height
Description:
Pair of joined side chairs. Upholstered seat. Originally donated with needlepoint seat cover but has been removed and replaced with plain green fabric cover. Pierced splat. Crest rail bowed with rounded ends. Square legs. Single square stretcher on sides, back and in center of chair. This pair of chairs was given to Tapping Reeve and his wife Sally Burr as a wedding present.
Associated People
- Tapping Reeve
Owner
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