Chair: slat-back
Dublin Core
Title
Chair: slat-back
Subject
Chairs
Handicraft
Woodwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Description
This slat-back or ladder back chair made in the New England style, has eight stretchers, 5 horizontal banisters, two uprights that are turned at the top into a rounded off cone. Material is possibly chestnut and maple. The chair was probably made in the 1920s and is attributed to Max Woody, a seventh-generation chair-maker from McDowell County, North Carolina.
Creator
Woody, Max
Source
Ray Gibbs Collection
Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Date
1920/1929
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Format
jpg;
crafts (art genres)
Type
StillImage
Identifier
12385
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/12385
Date Created
2006-04-17
Rights Holder
All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Mountain Heritage Center, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723;
Spatial Coverage
McDowell County (N.C.)
Appalachian Region, Southern
Extent
17.75" x 13.75" x 47.25"(dimension)
Is Part Of
Craft Revival
Collection
Citation
Woody, Max, “Chair: slat-back,” OAI, accessed May 7, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/12385.