SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Three-Slat Chair

Three-Slat Chair, ca. 1850, Ash, oak, birch
Date
ca. 1850
Medium
Ash, oak, birch
Dimensions
34.9 x 18.1 x 14.1 in. (88.6 x 45.9 x 35.9 cm)
Form
Chair
Origin
Texas
Museum
Yale University Art Gallery
Accession
1978.126
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Charles F. Montgomery
The versatile slat-back chair was made in all areas of the United States and especially in remote areas and on the frontier. This example was found in Texas and is presumed to have been made there in the nineteenth century. A rawhide seat takes the place of a rush or flag bottom, the materials traditionally used by makers of slat-back chairs.
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