A lovely Federal style side chair regains a neoclassical air clad in a bold, conventionalized anthemion print and ebony stain. The anthemion, a stylized flower motif (hugely popular with any ancient Greek or Roman who did not have to actually pronounce the term), oft graced a temple frieze, supporting the likes of gods and goddesses that occupied the pediments above. The flowing back leg of the chair, and gentle curve of the backsplat subtly echo the forms of such a flower.