Side chair
Boston or New York City, ca. 1840
Oak, ash, maple, rush
On loan from Christopher Rebollo

Gragg used the brand to ward off imitators, but he was not necessarily successful in doing so. An unidentified artisan crafted the chair on the right. Bent wood pieces create a back and seat that look like an Elastic Chair, but this imitation lacks Gragg’s patented compound curve.