Minneapolis Institute of Art

Side chair

United States (New England)

Date

c. 1770–90

Medium

Mahogany

Department

Arts of the Americas

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Chairs with this decorative back-splat are often called Salem chairs because many have been traced back to families from that area. Its inspiration derives from a design in Robert Manwaring's Cabinet and Chair-Maker's Real Friend and Companion (1765). The pattern book was widely circulated in England and America, and seems to have enjoyed a particularly strong impact on form and decoration in Massachusetts. United States, Americas

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