Side chair, painted grey with a trompe-l'oeil painted crest rail and splat, and a woven cane seat, from the James Sharp bedroom suite, 1841. An example of 19th century cottage furniture. Painting and ornamentation by Boston manufacturer James Sharp (1790-1873).
				
				
											
							Date:
							1841
						
					
					
											
							Maker:
							Sharp, James, 1790-1873 (Maker) 
						
					
					
											
							Material:
							maple (wood), beech (wood), birch (wood), trompe-l'oeil 
						
					
					
					
						
							
																	
										GUSN:
										332284
									
								
																	
										Accession Number:
										2018.22.7