Very dark wood. Spindel legs and supports, carved back panels. Delicate scale and weight. When I was given the piece, I was shown the Sears Catalog with the bench in it. It was either 1898 or 1899 Edition.
Category
American Furniture
Medium
Wood
Distinguishing marks
Tag on underneath side reads "Indianapolis (tag is torn and can't read the next word) and Furniture No. 1413
Condition
Excellent
Size and dimensions of this item
40" Wide arm to arm - Back is 36" Tall
Date Period
Sold in the 1898 Sears Catalog
Weight
25 lbs
History
30 years ago a man of 65 or 70 had obtained it from his grandmother - Baltimore, Maryland