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One of four Sheraton-style fancy painted black and gilt side chairs with rush seats.
Side Chair
One of four Sheraton-style fancy painted black and gilt side chairs with rush seats.
One of four Sheraton-style fancy painted black and gilt side chairs with rush seats.
Side Chair, attributed to Joseph Riley, 1802, birch, maple, ash, oak, paint, and rush seat, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia.

Side Chair

Maker (Irish-American, c. 1777 - 1857)
Date1802
MediumBirch, maple, ash, oak, paint, and rush seat
Dimensions37 7/8 × 18 1/8 × 16 inches (96.2 × 46 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Mary Telfair.
Object number1875.29.1
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 set of 4 chairs belonged to Mary Telfair's uncle William Gibbons (1754-1804) who purchased them in New York. An example of early neoclassical style, painted "fancy chairs" were popular with the elite as well as the middle class in America.
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