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Side chair (one of a set of eleven)
Attributed to: John Meads (1777–1859)
about 1805–15
Object Place: Albany, New York, United States
Medium/Technique
Mahogany, ash
Dimensions
Overall: 80 x 45.7 x 41.3 cm (31 1/2 x 18 x 16 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Charles R. Codman
Accession Number1970.380
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFurniture – Seating and beds
DescriptionSide chair in modified klismos form. The saber legs and frame support a slip seat. A raised panel decorates the surface of the curved crest rail. The lower rail is carved with foliate C-scrolls terminating at a central carved plume.
ProvenanceThe chairs descended from the Meads family of Albany, N.Y., to Mrs. Charles R. Codman; 1970, bequest of Mrs. Codman (Accession Date May 13, 1970)