Allen & Tracy Attributed American Classical Fancy Paint Decorated Side Chair
attributed to Amos Denison Allen & Frederick Tracy, Windham, Connecticut, rear seat rail stamped in black ink "ALLEN & TRACY / WINDHAM", circa 1817, pale green paint, crest rail with bowl of fruit, pierced back with quatrefoil and leaves, rush seat, stretcher base, 33-3/4 x 17-3/4 x 20 in., seat height 18-1/4 in.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger
Note: The relationship between A.D. Allen and the Tracy family is detailed in a section on Windham County makers in Nancy Goyne Evans, American Windsor Chairs (1996), pp. 431-433 (see photos).
attributed to Amos Denison Allen & Frederick Tracy, Windham, Connecticut, rear seat rail stamped in black ink "ALLEN & TRACY / WINDHAM", circa 1817, pale green paint, crest rail with bowl of fruit, pierced back with quatrefoil and leaves, rush seat, stretcher base, 33-3/4 x 17-3/4 x 20 in., seat height 18-1/4 in.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger
Note: The relationship between A.D. Allen and the Tracy family is detailed in a section on Windham County makers in Nancy Goyne Evans, American Windsor Chairs (1996), pp. 431-433 (see photos).
