Spindle-back armchair

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The spindle-back armchair has a wooden frame with a medium brown color. The chair has a high back with two vertical side posts, each ending in a rounded knob at the top. The side posts are connected by two horizontal slats at the top and bottom. There are five vertical spindles between the top and bottom slats. The chair has two armrests that are connected to the side posts. The seat is made of woven fibers in a medium brown color. The chair has four legs, two in front and two in back, connected by two horizontal stretchers. The background of the image is white.