Side Chair
John Goddard
1760–85 · Mahogany, maple · The American Wing
In this rare instance, the characteristic Newport knee carving, usually found on that city’s finest high chests and tables, was employed on a side chair. The spherical ball feet and fleshy bulges above the rear talons are features associated with the cabinetmaker John Goddard (1724–1785).
- Artist
- John Goddard
- Date
- 1760–85
- Medium
- Mahogany, maple
- Culture
- American
- Department
- The American Wing
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1955
