East Windsor side chair by Attributed to Timothy Loomis III

East Windsor side chair 1770 - 1790

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This side chair, attributed to Timothy Loomis III, is a prime example of 18th century American furniture. The chair’s distinctive features include a heart-shaped cutout in the back, a woven rush seat, and turned legs. This type of chair was commonly found in homes throughout colonial America. The chair is currently located in the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and its elegant design and craftsmanship make it a valuable piece of American decorative arts. The chair's overall dark stain contrasts with the natural straw weaving of the seat, giving it a rustic yet refined look.

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minneapolisinstituteofart about 1 year ago

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This chair boasts some distinctive decoration. The vase-shaped splat, or center back section, has a cutout heart. The undulating top rail features a “pagoda” design at the center and carved “ears” on each side. The flat-bottomed, carved pad feet and curving back rail are the details of an ambitious craftsman, a third-generation joiner from the Connecticut River valley near Hartford. The chair’s original owner was David Ellsworth (1709–82), a selectman of his New England town. In 1745 he commanded a company on behalf of Britain at the siege of Louisbourg, on the French-held Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, in what is now Canada. This was a decisive British victory in what was known in the North American colonies as King George’s War, part of the War of the Austrian Secession, which raged nearly worldwide from 1740 to 1748.