Illus. 165.—Chippendale Chairs.
A variation of this back is shown in Illustration [163]. The top has a fan instead of a shell, and the ends of the bow top are grooved.
Illus. 164.—Chippendale Chair.
This chair is one of a set formerly owned by Miss Rebecca Shaw of Wickford, Rhode Island, who died in 1900, over ninety years of age. They are now in the possession of Mrs. Alice Morse Earle of Brooklyn, New York.
A fine arm-chair owned by Miss Mary Coates is shown in Illustration [164].
Two very beautiful and unusual Chippendale arm-chairs are shown in Illustration [165]. They are owned by Harry Harkness Flagler, Esq., and the larger chair, which was formerly in the Pendleton collection, is undoubtedly an original Chippendale. Its proportions are perfect, and the elaborate carving is finely done. The other chair presents some Dutch characteristics, in the shape of the seat and back, but the details of the carving indicate it to be after the school of Chippendale.
Illus. 167.—Roundabout Chair.