SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Child's Bow-Back Windsor Side Chair

Child's Bow-Back Windsor Side Chair, 1785–1800, American hickory, yellow-poplar, maple
Date
1785–1800
Medium
American hickory, yellow-poplar, maple
Dimensions
19.4 x 10 x 9.8 in. (49.2 x 25.4 x 24.8 cm)
Form
Chair
Origin
United States
Museum
Yale University Art Gallery
Accession
1930.2383a-b
Credit line
Mabel Brady Garvan Collection
During the 1780s, when the bow-back Windsor chair was introduced, a change took place in the style of turnings: bamboo turnings replaced the baluster. The turnings of the legs and stretchers of this small Windsor chair reflect the newer style.
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