This style of side chair, sometimes called a “bannister back,” was popular in New England in the 18th century. This chair is believed to have been made in the Deerfield, Massachusetts area. Family history relates that the missing finial is the result of a stray bullet fired through the meetinghouse window by a youthful Rodolphus Dickinson (1786-1862).
Bannister Back Chair. ca. 1780. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/crr-14/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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