One of two Elizabethan Revival chairs with carved surfaces featuring foliage, C- and S-scrolls, cabriole legs that terminate in hoof feet and red velvet upholstery on a bell-shaped seat.
Side Chair, unknown maker (American), c. 1860, unidentified wood and fabric seat, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia.
Credit LineAttributed to the bequest of Mary Telfair.
Object number00.429.2
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