Spindle-back armchair

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1640–80 · Ash · The American Wing

The rarest and grandest of the early turned chairs are those with rows of spindles below the seat as well as above it. Although its boxlike form may look simple at first glance, this chair is a complex composition with subtle variations in the shaping of the rungs and in the spacing of its horizontal and vertical members.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1640–80

Medium

Ash

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair, 1951