Joined armchair. Culture: American. Dimensions: 45 1/2 x 22 x 23 1/4 in. (115.6 x 55.9 x 59.1 cm). Date: 1690-1720.The use of black walnut characterizes furniture made in southeastern Pennsylvania in this period. Unlike New England-paneled chairs, which were carved, this chair is ornamented only by its sawn crest rail featuring partial crescents flanking a mushroom-shaped motif. The design is similar to that of crest rails on chairs produced in Cheshire and southern Lancashire in England, suggesting the influence of immigrant craftsmen. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.