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Image captured from the NEH Myers Conservation Survey by Carey Howlett.
Hepplewhite Shield Back Side Chair
Image captured from the NEH Myers Conservation Survey by Carey Howlett.
Image captured from the NEH Myers Conservation Survey by Carey Howlett.

Hepplewhite Shield Back Side Chair

Maker George Hepplewhite (English, 1727 - 1786)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1790
MediumMahogany with upholstery
DimensionsOverall: 37 1/2 x 21 1/4 in. (95.3 x 54 cm)
Overall, Support: 17 1/8 in. (43.5 cm)
Credit LineMoses Myers House, Norfolk, VA
Object numberM51.1.13
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, MMH, Dining Room
DescriptionShield back side chair to set of twelve dining room chairs. Back stiles and shield members are shaped and accented with molded bead. Central pierced splat has three ribs springing from a leaf-carved lunette. Splat is carved with a central "Prince of Wales" plume above drapery swags hanging from rosettes. Seat has over-the-rail upholstery with slight serpentine shaping of the front rail. Side seat rails have a slight convex curve. Tapered square front legs are beaded and curve outward at base, while rear legs are extensions of the back stiles and curve to the rear

Label TextHepplewhite Shield Back Side Chair American, ca. 1790 Mahogany with upholstery Moses Myers House, Norfolk, VA Exhibition HistoryMyers House Waterside
Image captured from the NEH Myers Conservation Survey by Carey Howlett.
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Image scanned from a transparency and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
George Hepplewhite
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Image captured from the NEH Myers Conservation Survey by Carey Howlett.
George Hepplewhite
Hepplewhite Shield Back Side Chair
ca. 1790
Image captured from the NEH Myers Conservation Survey by Carey Howlett.
George Hepplewhite
Hepplewhite Shield Back Side Chair
ca. 1790
Image captured from the NEH Myers Conservation Survey by Carey Howlett.
George Hepplewhite
Hepplewhite Shield Back Side Chair
ca. 1790
Image captured from the NEH Myers Conservation Survey by Carey Howlett.
George Hepplewhite
Hepplewhite Shield Back Side Chair
ca. 1790
Image captured from the NEH Myers Conservation Survey by Carey Howlett.
George Hepplewhite
Hepplewhite Shield Back Side Chair
ca. 1790
Image captured from the NEH Myers Conservation Survey by Carey Howlett.
George Hepplewhite
Hepplewhite Shield Back Side Chair
ca. 1790
Image captured from the NEH Myers Conservation Survey by Carey Howlett.
George Hepplewhite
Hepplewhite Shield Back Side Chair
ca. 1790
Image captured from the NEH Myers Conservation Survey by Carey Howlett.
George Hepplewhite
Hepplewhite Shield Back Side Chair
ca. 1790
Image captured from the NEH Myers Conservation Survey by Carey Howlett.
George Hepplewhite
Hepplewhite Shield Back Side Chair
ca. 1790
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
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