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Collection Record Detail
Object Name
Settee and Chairs
Object Number
1929-02-12 A-M
Description
Maple seating furniture with rush seats. Painted yellow, simulated bamboo, with gilt and black decoration. Free hand decoration in gold on seat rail. Back 3 rows of 3 rails with gilt balls at turnings. Vase shaped tapered front leg ending in button foot. Back legs simple tapered round stretcher in front as back. Two simple stretchers at sides and single in back. Rush bottom for seat painted white. A: settee, B-C are arm chairs; D-M are side chairs. A set of 18 chairs were made by Silas Cheney for Tapping Reeve, July 16, 1815 See also 1976-03-1/6
Comment
Purchased with Tapping Reeve House in 1929. Chair suite was made for Reeve; settee (1929-02-12A) probably made for Candace Catlin Woodruff.
Category
Maker
Date Made
July 16, 1815
Dimensions
various
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