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Banister Back Side Chair
Banister Back Side Chair
Banister Back Side Chair

Banister Back Side Chair

Period1750 - 1820
MediumMaple
Dimensions43.5 × 18.25 × 14 in. (110.5 × 46.4 × 35.6 cm)
ClassificationsSeating Furniture
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall P. Blankarn
Object number1990.541
DescriptionA side chair with a solid shaped crest rail above four split column turned banisters and two column turned rear stiles. The banisters are set into a lower rail featuring a center tablet pendant. The block and baluster turned front posts end in small ball feet. The chair includes a double bulbous turned front stretcher, pairs of dowel turned side stretchers, and a single dowel turned rear stretcher. The rush seat has been replaced.
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