Bought at sale by Dr. Metzger who gave chair to Mrs. C. F. May. Mrs. May presented chair to Wheatland in memory of her husband. According to Board Minutes, this only concerns the straight char and not the rocker.
Two Greek Revival Chairs, rush seats, painted back rail. Cabriole front and back legs with gold stringing. Front and back has single stretcher, each side have double stretchers. American
Louis XV balloon back side chairs. Carved open back with scroll designs at top. Central vertical splat does not connect to seat but rather to a central horizontal splat. Cabriole front legs with carved lines and scrolls, back legs are squared and slightl
Armchair, balloon back with ornate carved crest of flowers, below center and scroll work. Back has concave curve at sides, flaring to arms. Back seat is separate except for two side attachments. Arms are carved scrolls. Rudimentary claw slopes down to se
Rococo Revival armchair. Cyma curve seat back. Tufted Upholstery (arm rests also). Top crest carved with foliate, central flower design with central tablature and metal plate 'Occupied by the President of the National Democratic Convention at Cincinnati,
Arm chair with upholstered seat and seat back in yellow chintz with orange peony and tiger lily flowers. Wooden frame and arms. Seat back is squarish with craved top with symetrical scrolls and feather design. Arms scroll to front with a 4-petal flower
Arm chair with upholstered seat and seat back in yellow chintz with orange peoney and tiger lilly flowers. Wooden frame and arms. Seat back is squarish with craved top with symetrical scrolls and feather design. Arms scroll to front with a 4-petel flower
One of a pair of Empire side chairs (with 2013.008.22) with yellow upholstered seat and cherry wood frame. Elements of entire frame are flat with rounded fronts. Back uprights have slight cyma curve, surmounted by a long, wide concave tablet. Tablet has low relief foliate carved ends while most of face is covered with a panel of mahogany veneer. Tablet extends beyond back uprights. Horizontal splat at center of back is pierced carved with a central rectangle flanked by half-moon carved shells, and is then supported by paired, loosely scrolled lyre-like "legs" that attach to chair posts. Trapezoid slip seat upholstered in an ivory cotton brocade. Front legs have a slight cyma curve.