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Side chair Side chair

Frank Lloyd Wright
John W. John W. Ayers

c. 1903

53 x 16 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (134.62 x 41.91 x 49.53 cm)

Gift of funds from Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Sturgis

Accession #: 85.82

Wright's tall-back chairs are his trademark furniture form of the Prairie School period. This chair from the Francis Little house in Peoria, Illinois is unusual in having a solid, massive back of quartersawn oak, in sharp contrast to Wright's typical tall spindles. It might have served as a hall chair originally, as hall chairs typically have solid wooden backs. [this needs to be cut to fit label stand]
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