The Tastemaker

with repaired breaks at crest-rail joints to both ears; stiles and sides of seat rail with mirror patches, indicating that the chair likely was an armchair originally; repaired break to right-facing stile, along patched area; repaired break at back of shoe; front right-facing side knee return possibly replaced, and front left-facing side knee return with repaired break / reattached; the corner blocks appear to be period, and with some later nail reinforcements; some general scuffing / scraping along seat rail molding; the front of seat rail is number "I" and the slip seat is numbered "III"

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