Title
Set of chairs
Object Type
Date
1790-1810
Description
Federal Shield back carved mahogany side chair with a pierced splat carved with a kylix within an oval with festoons of leaves above a sunburst lunette. An angled square seat with scalloped upholstery tack on yellow damask on square tapering legs with recessed stretchers.
Cultural Origin
American, Rhode Island
Medium
mahogany, damask, brass, cotton
Extent
Overall: 39 x 19 1/2 x 21 in. (99.1 x 49.5 x 53.3 cm)
Collection
Source
Purchased by Doris Duke at Parke- Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, April 22, 1975, Sale 3346, lot 695
Identifier
1999.400.1-4
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