Side chair

Unknown Maker

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