Armchair

George A. Hearn

Late 18th century

wood

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

An armchair with a serpentine top rail carved with flowers, featuring curved arms, an oval splat with vertical splints, fluted legs, and a slip seat. The serpentine top rail of the open back is carved with a pair of flowers. Slightly curved moulded arms and posts; arched lower back rail. Splat an oval containing 7 vertical splints, all on a fluted panel flanked by a pair of leaf sprays. Dentillated front rail. Square straight tapered fluted front legs on block feet. Slip seat.