SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Bow-back Windsor Armchair

Ebenezer Tracy (American, 1744–1803)

Bow-back Windsor Armchair, Ebenezer Tracy (American, 1744–1803), 1785–95, White oak, chestnut, hard maple
Maker
Ebenezer Tracy (American, 1744–1803)
Date
1785–95
Medium
White oak, chestnut, hard maple
Dimensions
38.6 x 17.2 x 20 in. (98.1 x 43.8 x 50.8 cm)
Form
Chair
Origin
Lisbon
Museum
Yale University Art Gallery
Accession
1930.2377
Credit line
Mabel Brady Garvan Collection
The daring construction of the continuous bow-back chair is a great achievement of the Windsor chairmaker's craft. On this example, the spindles have swelled turnings at the center, characteristic of Connecticut Windsor chairs.
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