Yokeback armchair

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Yokeback armchair is a wooden chair. The chair has a tall back with a flat, wide vertical panel in the center. Two thin, rounded vertical posts extend from the top of the back to the sides. The chair's seat is flat and rectangular with rounded corners. The seat has a tan woven fabric or rattan surface. The armrests are curved and rounded at the ends. The chair's legs are straight and tapered. The chair has a stretcher bar connecting the legs under the seat. The chair appears to be made of dark-stained wood. The background is gray. The chair is viewed from the front.