Object Details
Maker
John Hewitt, American, 1777–1857
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Back legs flat-sided, front legs flat excepting rounded front face; legs curve outward toward bottom, and back legs incline toward each other at bottom. Corner posts of back in a double curve terminating at top in an elementary volute form. Flat top rail bowed toward back, slightly arched, with a rectangular panel of inset veneer surrounded by beading. Splat horizontal, composed of small oblong faced with veneer, flanked on either side by horizontal coupled C-scrolls deeply carved with foliage, terminating in volutes. Seat flares from back to front, with straight edges.
Credit Line
Gift of Norvin Hewitt Green
Date
ca. 1820
Accession Number
1938-58-1086
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
furniture
Decorative Arts
Side chair
Medium
Mahogany, poplar, horse hair
Dimensions
H x W x D: 85.3 x 46.5 x 51.8 cm (33 9/16 x 18 5/16 x 20 3/8in.)
made in
New York, USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1938-58-1086