Side chair
Unknown
1760–90 · Mahogany, northern white cedar, yellow pine · The American Wing
Chairs with trefoil-pierced splats enjoyed great popularity in Philadelphia. On the most richly embellished examples, such as this one, the stiles and crest rail are finely carved in alternating long and short lozenges.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1760–90
- Medium
- Mahogany, northern white cedar, yellow pine
- Culture
- American
- Department
- The American Wing
- Credit line
- The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, 1932
