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A mahogany side chair with a shield back (heart-shaped) in the American Hepplewhite-style with …
Side Chair
A mahogany side chair with a shield back (heart-shaped) in the American Hepplewhite-style with …
A mahogany side chair with a shield back (heart-shaped) in the American Hepplewhite-style with spade feet on tapering straight legs with modern gold silk damask seat cover.
Side Chair, Unknown Maker (American), c. 1780, mahogany and modern silk upholstery, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia.

Side Chair

Datec. 1780
MediumMahogany and modern silk upholstery
Dimensions37 1/4 × 21 × 18 1/2 inches (94.6 × 53.3 × 47 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Phoebe Elliott.
Object number1929.100
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 TextThe elegantly carved Hepplewhite style back splat of this side chair references designs appearing in Baltimore, MD and Philadelphia, PA. in the late 18th century. The donor stated that the chair was a gift to her mother from Margaret Telfair Hodgson.
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