Figure 14 Side chair, Wethersfield, Connecticut, 1750-1770. Cherry and maple. H. 41", W. 15 1/4", D. 17 1/2". (Courtesy, Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund.) This is one of a set of chairs possibly owned by Dr. Ezekiel Porter of Wethersfield (see also fig. 10) and probably owned by his son-in-law, Colonel Thomas Belden (1732-1782). |