Banister Back Arm Chair
Period1750 - 1800
MediumMaple, and ash
Dimensions45.63 × 25 × 18.25 in. (115.9 × 63.5 × 46.4 cm)
ClassificationsSeating Furniture
Credit LineMarshall P. Blankarn Purchasing Fund, 1979
Object number1979.7.1
DescriptionA banister back arm chair that features a yoke shaped crest rail and a plain rectangular shoe with five flat molded banisters flanked by a pair of baluster turned stiles ending in tapered button finials. The heavy shaped arms end with vertical circular terminals, over baluster turned arm supports which have baluster shaped terminals where they enter the arms. The lower front posts end in small flattened ball feet. The front stretcher features two bulbous turnings flanking a reel turning, while the pairs of side stretchers and a single rear stretcher are plain turned. The lower two inches on all four feet have been pieced out. The chair has a replacement rush seat.Curatorial RemarksChairs of this type were made in the greater New York area for more than fifty years. For related local Monmouth County examples, see accession numbers 1990.521 and 2017.703.
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