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Spindle-Back Chair
•Date: 1680-1720
•Geography: Probably made in Massachusetts, United States
•Culture: American
•Medium: Soft maple, maple, ash
•Dimensions: 37½ × 19¾ × 14½ in. (95.3 × 50.2 × 36.8 cm)
•Classification: Furniture
•Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1909
•Accession Number: 10.125.694
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 709.
Judging by the number of surviving examples, turned spindle-back chairs were the most prevalent type of seating in the American colonies until the late seventeenth century. The turnings of this chair—distinguished by the large finials—reflect a style typical of furniture made around Boston and Charlestown, Massachusetts.
Provenance
H. Eugene Bolles, Boston, until 1909; [Mrs. Russell Sage, New York, 1909].
Timeline of Art History (2000-Present)
Timelines
•The United States, 1600-1800 A.D.
MetPublications
•American Furniture in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Vol. I, Early Colonial Period: The Seventeenth-Century and William and Mary Styles
There are some plants that have really insignificant, sometimes almost indiscernible, flowers but come in to their own when autumn arrives and their fruits emerge. Holly is one that comes to mind but the Spindle is undoubtedly another.
Spindle is not an uncommon shrub, probably overlooked for much of the year. In summer it has tiny little creamy green four petalled flowers just a few millimetres across. In the autumn they produce these brilliant coral pink seed cases that could almost be flowers in their own right. Then the seed cases split to reveal a bright orange fruit inside. Quite unique amongst our wild flora and easy to pick out.
Spindle occurs mainly on our chalk downland and lime rich soils. It has thin twiggy branches, hence our use of the word 'spindly' for anything thin. The wood, however, is white in colour and hard and smooth in texture which led to it being used for traditional spindles that were used in spinning wool and cotton. It was also the primary plant for producing artist's charcoal.
Altogether an interesting plant that is popular with insets too.
Euonymus - Spindle Tree, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Boston, Ohio.
Saw these flowers on this tree the other day while taking a hike. Thought it was very strange to have a tree blooming in Northeast Ohio in early November. Tree was small, maybe 15' - 20' tall with thin branched and growing between the Cuyahoga River and the Old Canal. Did a little research and was unable to figure out what kind of tree this is. If you know, please post a comment.