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Side Chair

Datec.1900
Mediumfumed oak with velvet and metal
Dimensions39 × 18 × 17 inches (99.1 × 45.7 × 43.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1979
Object number61.900.189
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionOne of a pair; upholstered green velvet seat extending over apron; heavily carved pierced back; scroll design with oval shield in center; relief carving of a male face at top of each straight squared stile; chamfered back legs; squared stop-reeded front legs; straight stretchers between legs; front stretcher in matching carved pattern; paw feet on front.
ProvenanceProbably W.H. Stark [1851-1936] and Miriam Lutcher Stark [Mrs. W.H. Stark, 1859-1936]; by inheritance to their son H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; gifted September 19, 1979 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to The W.H. Stark House
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