New Hampshire   Circa 1740
Primary Wood: Maple
Secondary Woods: Ash, Hickory, Maple
Height: 44 1/2 inches
Width: 23 3/4 inches
Depth: 19 1/2 inches
References: A very closely related chair is in the Mabel Brady Garvan Collection at Yale. See Patricia Kane, 300 Years of American Seating Furniture catalog number 49. Other variations of the form are owned by Old Sturbridge Village and the Shelbourne Museum. See Trent, Gronning, and Anderson’s article entitled “The Gaines, Attributions and Baroque Seating in Northeastern New England” in American Furniture, 2010, pages 166-157.
Inventory Number:Â 858
