Attributed to Petersburg, circa 1770-80, straight crest rail with shaped bottom edge, tapered back splat set within a shaped shoe, flush seat rails, slip seat, straight legs with inside chamfer, rear down-swept legs, flush stretcher base.

36.5 x 21.5 x 18.75 in., seat height 16.5 in.

From the Estate of the late Dr. Larry Southworth, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Acquired Bill Beck's Antiques.

Literature: Southern Furniture 1680-1830, by Ronald L. Hurst and Jonathan Prown, pg. 107, fig. 23, for a similar example.

Later corner blocks; later rear horizontal brace block; cut/patch to left and right front legs at top; left stile with ten-inch cut/patch; old but later slip seat with later stabilizing boards.