Side Chair

Maker unknown · New Jersey · 1670–1710

This chair, with multiball turnings on its legs, back posts, spindles, and stretchers, illustrates the impact of Dutch traditions on the styles of chairs made in the New York area. Many chairs of this type have been found in the Hudson River Valley and New Jersey, where the Dutch settled in 1624 and continued to be a strong cultural force well after the political rule of the area was taken over by the British in 1664.

Medium

European or American cherry, European walnut, European or American ash, hickory

Dimensions

30.7 x 13 x 13.4 in. (77.9 x 33 x 34 cm)

Accession

1930.2291

Credit line

Mabel Brady Garvan Collection