Easy chair

1750-1780

Measurements

45-1/8 in 38 in x 31-1/2 in

Materials

Mahogany; unidentified woods

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of H. Rodney Sharp

Accession Number

1959.3501

Condition Notes

The easy chair frame has not been examined.

Provenance

Ex coll. H. Rodney Sharp

Comments

This nicely shaped easy (or wing) chair has cabriole front legs with carved shells on the knees and claw-and-ball feet.  The crest rail is gently arched and flows into curved cheeks.  Its similarity to American, specifically Philadelphia, easy chairs essentially ends there.  The tapered cones ending the arms angle outwards.  Most indicative of its English origin, the rear legs taper to a disk-like foot, and a turned stretcher joins the legs.