Side Chair
Possible maker
John Seymour III
(American, active 1785 - 1793)
Date1785-1793
MediumBirch, oil paint, modern caned seat
DimensionsOverall: 36 × 20 × 15 7/8in. (91.4 × 50.8 × 40.3cm)
ClassificationsFURNISHINGS
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Terms
Object number77.65
DescriptionFederal style painted side chair with square back, urn shaped splat flanked by colonettes, marbleized and polychromed ; caned seat; square sectioned tapered legs; H-stretcher; back and sear rail decorated with roses, rosettes ans striping, striping on front legs; all on dark ground. painted birch, cane square 'Sheraton' back with painted urn splat and colonettesOn View
Not on viewCollections
Copyright<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc/4.0/80x15.png" /></a><br />This work is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License</a>.
Label TextBy the 1780s Americans were increasingly aware of published European design sources, especially those printed in England. One of the most influential design books that made the latest classical patterns available to cabinetmakers and their patrons was Thomas Sheraton's The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Drawing-Book (1791-93).
