Easy chair

1745-1770

Measurements

48-1/4 in x 35 in x 32 in

Materials

Walnut; cherry (seat rails). The frame was not examined.

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of H. Rodney Sharp

Accession Number

1959.3297

Condition Notes

Repairs have been made to left rear leg and both front legs.

Provenance

Ex coll. H. Rodney Sharp

Comments

This easy chair, popularly called a wing chair, exhibits features of Philadelphia manufacture.  They include the front cabriole legs ending in trifid feet, the type of shells carved on the knees, rounded rear "stump" legs, and arm scrolls that end in a C-shaped face.  The chair appears to survive in reasonably good condition, although the frame was not examined underneath the upholstery.