Spindle-back chair, 1680–1720, Probably made in Massachusetts, United States, American, Soft maple, maple, ash, 37 1/2 x 19 3/4 x 14 1/2 in. (95.3 x 50.2 x 36.8 cm), Furniture, Judging by the number of surviving examples, turned spindle-back chairs were the most prevalent type of seating in the American colonies until the late seventeenth century. The turnings of this chair—distinguished by the large finials—reflect a style typical of furniture made around Boston and Charlestown, Massachusetts
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Spindle-back chair, 1680–1720, Massachusetts, United States, American, Soft maple, maple, ash, 37 1/2 x 19 3/4 14 1/2, 95.3 50.2 36.8 cm, Furniture, Judging, number, surviving examples, turned spindle-back chairs, prevalent type, seating, American colonies, late seventeenth, century, turnings, chair—distinguished, large finials—reflect, style typical, furniture, Boston, Charlestown
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