Corner Chair

From Henry Whitfield State Museum

Maple wood, Curly maple wood, Ash wood, Rush

31 in H Measurement Notes: Seat - 16" high and 15 1/2" square

Also known as a roundabout, this type of chair was the preferred armchair for use at a desk. This example, made between 1700 and 1720, features a rush seat and three types of wood -- maple, curly maple, and ash. It belonged to Reverend John Hart (1682-1731), the first graduate of Yale College in 1703 and the first pastor of East Guilford (Madison) Congregational Church from 1707 to 1731.

Loaned by John W. Norton of Guilford in 1902, then donated by Miss Fanny Dudley in 1927

Accession/ID Number HW1902.240