| Figure 7 Armchair, New York, 1660-1720. Maple, cherry, and ash with unidentified secondary wood. H. 50 3/8", W. 23 1/4", D. 18 3/4". (Courtesy, Albany Institute of History and Art, Rockwell Fund; photo, Gavin Ashworth.) This chair reputedly descended in the Hendrickson family of Flatbush. With two tiers of back spindles and unusually complex post turnings, this chair is a superb example of the stoelendraaier's art. One arm and several spindles are replaced. | |
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