Open square back with design of one full and two half-circles interlocked, with a pierced cartouche at the mid-point. Straight moulded seat rails, caned seat. Legs are round, straight, tapered, and with reeded flutes. Caned seat with hole in frontmost right corner.
late 18th century
Parcel-gilt fruit wood
1900-26-1
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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