Roundabout Chair

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About this item

This roundabout chair has been traditionally known as the “Starr Memorial Chair.” Eliza Allen Starr (1824-1901) moved to Chicago from Deerfield, Massachusetts, in 1856, and it was probably she who commissioned the chair to be made. The form, the roundabout or corner chair, is an 18th century one, but the size and the elaborate carving, complete with the phrase, “VIVE EN ESPOIR” (live in hope) place it in a later time.

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Details

Item typeFurniture
Datecirca 1880
PlaceChicago, Illinois
TopicHome Life, Household Items, Furniture
EraRise of Industrial America, 1878–1899
MaterialWood
Process/FormatWoodworking
Dimension detailsHeight: 38.50 in Width: 35.00 in Depth: 30.50 in
Catalog #1977.40
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Roundabout Chair. ca. 1880. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1977-40/. Accessed on December 5, 2024.

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