Banister-back side chair Maker: Unknown

1720–1800

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Hume Furniture Study
Medium

Maple (rear posts and banisters); ash (front legs, stretchers, crest, lower back rail, and seat rails)

Dimensions

43 1/8 × 19 3/8 × 14 3/4 in. (109.54 × 49.21 × 37.47 cm)
other (Height (seat)): 15 1/2 in. (39.37 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Terry and Richard Albright, B.A. 1961

Accession Number

2014.66.1

Geography

Made in Providence area, Rhode Island

Culture

American

Period

18th century

Classification

Furniture

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance
Peter H. Eaton Antiques, Newbury, Mass.; sold to Terry and Richard Albright, Wayland, Mass., 2001; given to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2014
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions 2015," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed December 1, 2015), 8
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

banister-back chairs, side chairs

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