Side Chair

Samuel Gragg (American, 1772–1855)

Maker

Samuel Gragg (American, 1772–1855)

Date

Patented 1808

Medium

Painted oak (slats, stiles, side seat rails, legs); painted American ash (rear seat rail); painted soft maple (front seat rail and rear stretcher); painted beech (top front stretcher)

Dimensions

33.5 x 15.2 x 14.3 in. (85.1 x 38.7 x 36.3 cm) · max. W 17.5 in. (44.5 cm)

Form

Chair

Origin

Boston

Museum

Yale University Art Gallery

Accession

1968.98

Credit line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Montgomery