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Folding chair
Edward W. Vaill, American, active 1861–921863–75
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Curved front legs rise to form back supports; curved back legs rise to form front seat rail. Chair folds at crossing of front and back legs. Legs have two turned stretchers, one front, one back. Back of chair has arched crestrail with two turned ball knobs (top metal tack finial missing on one side) and two back slats. Red, tan and cream wool pile upholstery panel stretches from crest rail to front seat rail.
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Details
- Title: Folding chair
- Creator: Edward W. Vaill, American, active 1861–92
- Date Created: 1863–75
- Location Created: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
- Original Source: http://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/221308
- Medium: Carved, joined and turned wood or mahogany, woven wool upholstery, metal tacks
- Credit line: Gift of Marilyn Friedman
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