Former owner
Robert Jones Henderson
Side chair (one of a set of nine)
1835-1845
Place madePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
Poplar, paint
Overall: 29 1/4 x 17 1/4 x 15 1/2 in. ( 74.3 x 43.8 x 39.4 cm )
Gift of Mrs. Irving McKesson
1934.43g
According to the accession records, this chair was part of a set used in the country home of the Reverend Samuel Jones (1737-1811), great-great-grandfather of the donor. However, the set was clearly manufactured after 1811. The donor's father, Robert Jones Henderson (1835-1884), inherited the furniture and brought it to New York.
DescriptionPoplar Windsor side chair with traces of greenish-yellow and brown paint; open back with tablet and a single slat supported by four turned spindles; plank seat with rounded edge; ring-turned legs braced by ring-turned front stretcher and plain, round side and back stretchers.ClassificationsFURNITURE
