Side Chair, ca. 1815, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Mahogany, maple, tulip poplar, 33 1/4 x 19 1/4 x 21 1/4 in. (84.5 x 48.9 x 54 cm), Furniture, Boston chair makers developed several versions of the ancient Greek klismos form, this model being one of the most popular. The fine, crisp carving on the crest and stay rails is characteristic of Boston, as are the reeds in the legs, stile, and seat rail, which are bolder and fewer in number than in the chairs' New York and Philadelphia counterparts
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Side Chair, ca, 1815, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Mahogany, maple, tulip poplar, 33 1/4 x 19 21 1/4, 84.5 48.9 54 cm, Furniture, Boston chair, makers, developed, several, versions, ancient Greek, klismos, form, model, popular, fine, crisp carving, crest, stay rails, characteristic, reeds, legs, stile, seat rail, bolder, fewer, number, chairs, New York, Philadelphia counterparts
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