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A frontal view of a mahogany side chair with a gold upholstered seat and lyre-style back.
Chair
A frontal view of a mahogany side chair with a gold upholstered seat and lyre-style back.
A frontal view of a mahogany side chair with a gold upholstered seat and lyre-style back.
Chair, Unknown Maker (American), 1800, mahogany and damask upholstery, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia.

Chair

Maker
Date1800
MediumMahogany and damask upholstery
Dimensions35 × 19 × 20 1/2 inches (88.9 × 48.3 × 52.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Clermont Lee.
Object number1965.1
On View
Not on view
CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextThis mahogany side chair is one of a pair in the Sheraton style with straight reeded legs and a straight square back with a sinewy lyre-shaped back splat.
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