Spindle-back chair
Unknown
1680–1720 · Soft maple, maple, ash · The American Wing
Judging by the number of surviving examples, turned spindle-back chairs were the most prevalent type of seating in the American colonies until the late seventeenth century. The turnings of this chair—distinguished by the large finials—reflect a style typical of furniture made around Boston and Charlestown, Massachusetts.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1680–1720
- Medium
- Soft maple, maple, ash
- Culture
- American
- Department
- The American Wing
- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1909
