| Figure 8 Side chair, New York City, 1660–1685. Red oak. H. 37", W. 18", D. 15 1/8". (Courtesy, Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, Memorial Hall Museum, Deerfield, Massachusetts; photo, Helga Studio.) The inverted vase-and-barrel turnings on this and another related example at the Wadsworth Atheneum followed Amsterdam prototypes in an era when Netherlandish design was on the wane in New York City. | |
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