Side Chair

United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing (“Shakers”)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The object depicted is a chair. The chair has a back. The back has two horizontal slats. The chair has four legs. The legs are connected by three horizontal bars on each side. The seat is woven. The chair has two vertical posts at the top of the back, each with a rounded knob. The chair is angled slightly to the right. The background is gray on top and white on the bottom.