Empire side chair of rosewood with upholstered seat. Frame of open back is snake-like with both chair posts rising to rounded shoulders and tapering to curled ends, each holding a rosette. Held between these curled chair posts is a center curl with tapered ends. An open splat at center of back is a flat harp shape resting on two S-scroll "legs" that connect to uprights.
Seat has over-the-rail gray-tan upholstery on a seat with inverted shield shape and serpentine front. Front legs have tapering cyma-curve shape and large carved rosettes on knees; back legs are square and canted.
Provenance
Descent within James Buchanan Henry family to donors.
Family of Eleanor N. Henry (John D. McNeill Jr., Mary Catherine West, James Buchanan Henry IV, and Elizabeth Henry Rich).
