This side chair has been attributed to John Carline and Sons, who worked in Providence, Rhode Island from 1789 through 1803. It features a distinctive five-ribbed back splat, which springs from a seven-part lunette fan at the base of the shield back and ends in an open ellipse filled with a carved kylix on an elongated pedestal at the top; this design is the most repeated design motif in New England chairs. The kylix is draped with carved swags of linked leaves hung from rosettes at the side and, from the top of the kylix, a fan-like anthemion carving extends into the crest rail. The side seat rails are tenoned through the sides, and the side and medial stretchers are tenoned together, not the usual half dovetail commonly used in New England. Shield-back, 'kylix' splat. Haircloth upholstery not original Medium description: Mahogany, mahogany veneer; black walnut, white oak, and maple secondary woods; replaced upholstery and brass nails