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This is an example of the trefoil-pierced-splat chair, which was especially popular in Philadelphia. Except for the scroll-like central part of the crest rail, the design of the entire back was taken line for line from plate 10 of the first edition of Thomas Chippendale’s "Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director" (1754).
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Title: Side chair
Date: 1760–90
Geography: Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Mahogany, white cedar, tulip poplar
Dimensions: 39 x 21 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. (99.1 x 54.6 x 54.6 cm)
Credit Line: The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, 1932
Accession Number: 32.55.5
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