One of fifteen side chairs with a concave rectangular crest rail above a splat with a central medallion flanked by a laurel motif, molded stiles terminating in an upward scroll, caned seat with a ring-turned front seat rail, the whole raised on c-shaped legs with a rosette at the juncture of the legs and upper frame of the Klismos-type.
Side Chair, attributed to Joseph Barry, c. 1820-1830, curly maple, tiger maple and cane, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia.
Joseph B. Barry
American, 1757 - 1838
activePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America