Lolling chair

Item Information

Title:
Lolling chair
Description:
Rectangular back with overupholstered serpentine crest. Shaped or curved open arms with incurved and fluted arm supports. Blocked rectangular front legs; raked-back rear legs with chamfered inner edge. Rectangular H-stretcher and back stretcher.
Date:
1795–1850
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
chamfering
mahogany (wood)
upholstering
wool (textile)
lolling chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
crests (motifs)
Federal
Hepplewhite
Mahogany
Wool
Upholstered
Yoked Crest
Chamfered
Places:
Maine > York (county) > South Berwick
Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.)
Extent:
42.5 in. x 27.125 in. x 25.625 in. (H x W x D)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/7653
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
Accession #:
1949.373
Identifier:
7653