Side Chair
Accession #:
1929-02-16 a,b
Category:
Furniture
Medium:
Mahogany
Date:
ca. 1760
Held at:
Litchfield Historical Society
Size:
35 1/2" high x 21" wide x 17 1/4" deep
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. The chairs belonged to Sally Burr Reeve, wife of Judge Tapping Reeve. It was part of her wedding furniture.
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