Side chair

BFA Number

DAPC_2014-0247

Date

1875-1930

Current Owner

Brookline Historical Society
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Description

Arts and Crafts-style side chair constructed of red and white oak. Rectangular back with a slightly curved profile. Horizontally curved crest rail with a slat rail below and an identical slat just above the seat. Between the two slats, there are six squared spindles. The rear stiles are continuous with the back legs and joined to the seat rail. The tops of the rear stiles are chamfered on the sides and come to a faceted central point. The trapezoidal seat is framed with a double dowel joint. The seat is a shaped plank with a slight pommel. The back edges of the seat sit in a small mortise at the corners of the rear stiles. The seat is attached with screws from the bottom of the seat frame as well as into the rear stiles. The backs of the rear stiles have wood coverings on the screw holes. The front legs are squared and slightly tapered, while the back legs are squared with a slight curve. The rear and side stretchers are straight with squared edges. The squared front stretcher arches inward. Metal glides with rubber tops are nailed to the bottoms of each of the legs. The rear seat rail has an impressed decoration on the inside of the seat frame that includes beading and floral decoration.

Object use

Seating furniture

Object type

Chair

Maker

Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Company, manufacturer, 1897-1921

Basis of maker

A company label is attached to the chair.

Place of origin

Boston, Massachusetts

Basis of origin

The labels states that the chair was made in Boston.

Date

1875-1930

Basis of date

Date range based on characteristics of design and construction.

Style

Arts and Crafts

Materials

Red oak; White oak; Screws

Attributes & techniques

Slat-back chairs

Marks, signatures, inscriptions

Paper label on the underside of the seat: [Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Company / Boston, Mass. USA].

Dimensions

Height: 32.375 in. (82.2 cm); Seat height 15.375 in. (39 cm), Width 14.25 in. (36.2 cm), Depth 15 in. (38.1 cm)

Exhibition history

Exhibited at the Putterham School, a property of the Brookline Historical Society.

Subject

Chairs

Current owner

Brookline Historical Society

Rights

For reproduction requests or more information, contact the Brookline Historical Society through its website, http://www.brooklinehistoricalsociety.org.

Source

Photographed by the staff of the Boston Furniture Archive, August 2014.

Date digitized

2015-05-20

Date modified

2018-07-18

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