Collection Highlights
The Bulls and Bears in the Market
1879
1971.104
Oil on linen
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One of a Pair of side chairs
Object name
One of a Pair of side chairs
Date
1865-1875
Medium
Rosewood, oak, textile
Dimensions
Overall: 33 1/2 x 17 1/4 x 18 in. ( 85.1 x 43.8 x 45.7 cm )
Description
Rosewood Elizabethan Revival side chair; spindle-back with crest rail carved with scrolls and foliage; horseshoe-shaped seat upholstered over the rail with grid-patterned textile; carving on skirt similar to carving on crest rail; turned, outswept front legs and plain, slightly outswept rear legs joined by a single turned stretcher in front, two plain, slender stretchers on either side, and one plain, slender stretcher in back.
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