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Museum Collections
Luce Center
1 from set of 12 side chairs
Object name
1 from set of 12 side chairs
Date
1815-1820
Medium
Mahogany
Dimensions
Overall: 32 1/2 x 18 1/4 x 19 in. ( 82.6 x 46.4 x 48.3 cm )
Description
Mahogany Federal klismos style side chair; scroll back with contoured tablet with gadrooned crest piece, stiles curving into side seat rails, and pierced horizontal splat with scrolls and foliage; trapezoidal slip seat with caning below; saber front legs and back swept rear legs.
Credit Line
Bequest of Sheldon Leavitt
Object Number
1957.241f
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
