Set of six Federal upholstered side chairs with string inlay.
Massachusetts   Circa 1790
Primary Wood:Â Mahogany
Secondary Woods:Â Cherry, Maple
Height:Â 35 inches
Width: 21 1/2 x 23 inches
Depth:Â 18 inches
Seat Height:Â 17 inches
Provenance: The collection of Vincent D. Andrus, former curator of The American Wing.
Reference: A pair of nearly identical chairs appears in American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, Volume V, page 1294. For another similar chair, please see Charles F. Montgomery, American Furniture; The Federal Period, 1788-1825, entry 44. Montgomery notes that six identical chairs exist and it is likely that these are the chairs he mentions. Another similar chair, with stretchers, is in the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation collection, and appears in Barry A. Greenlaw, New England Furniture at Williamsburg, pages 70-71, entry 61.
Inventory Number: 948
