Boston   Circa 1770
Primary Wood: Mahogany
Secondary Woods: Maple, White Pine
Height: 36 inches
Width: 20 3/4 inches
Depth: 17 inches
Seat Height: 16 1/2 inches
Provenance: Mrs. Elizabeth Landon Dalton, Lexington Massachusetts; Private Collection, Maine
Reference: The splat and back design are well known Massachusetts models. For other examples including one at the Metropolitan Museum of Art see Heckscher, entry 17, for one at Winterthur see Downs, number 156, for one at the MFA, Boston see Randall, number 150, and for one at Deerfield, see Fales, numbers 104 and 105.
$5,500 for the pair
Inventory Number:Â 563
