Upholstered Armchair, Mahogany, soft maple, 42 1/2 × 22 1/8 × 23 1/4 in. ( × × cm), Straight, molded legs, usually called Marlborough legs, became popular in the 1760s. Here they combine with the serpentine back and arm supports to provide a sense of style to a form that remained largely unchanged throughout the eighteenth century. A chair similar to this one can be seen in a portrait of Mrs. Isaac Smith (see ) painted by John Singleton Copley in the mid-1760s. , Made in Massachusetts, American, 18th century, Furniture

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