Chair, Side
Side chair with tape seat, stamped "7" on front posts, South Family, Watervliet, NY
Description
Curly maple posts, ash stretchers, maple slats, maple tilters, plain weave cloth seat tape. Entire chair painted bright yellow that has aged to a mustardy color. Three back slats. Back slats are steeply chamfered on tops, and pommels are typical of Watervliet chairs. Chair equipped with maple tilters. Seat tape is exquisite; black with tan stripes and tan with darker orange-tan stripes with a single black thread. Well-executed weaving over a fabric cushion. Chair appears to have originally been painted yellow.