Side Chair

Artist:William Hancock

Medium: Mahogany, other woods, modern upholstery

Geograhical Locations:

• Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Dates:ca. 1820–1825

Dimensions: 31 5/8 x 18 x 20 in. (80.3 x 45.7 x 50.8 cm)

Collections:

• Decorative Arts and Design

Accession Number: 2010.74

Catalogue Description:
Mahogany side chair. Classical inspired mahogany chair with turned front legs and slight sabre rear legs. Apron, side rails, banister and crest rail inset with burl (walnut?) veneer, light shallow groove carving to stiles; banister with slight curve and head crest with at each end, shallow carved curlicues. Modern upholstery and seat probably a replacement.

Brooklyn Museum