The Wicker Chair

Well, it's not one wicker chair, it's a number of different wicker chairs used as photo props for cabinet cards. Wicker like this was very popular from the 1860s until the turn of the century. By then, tastes had changed, and wicker like this was considered too ornate.

The first one was photographed by Engelbrecht in Towanda, Pennsylvania. 

The second one by Cobb in Binghamton, New York. with a nearly identical chair. Although the chair is interesting, it has a very dominant presence.

This woman's hair appears to have curled to match the wicker chair,which is of the same design as the chairs in the first two photos. The lady was photographed at Colburn's Gallery on 367 Broad Street in Waverly, New York.

 This young fellow  with the big bow was photographed by Stephens in Ithaca, New York.

These two children were also photographed with a settee, but with a very different design than the one in the previous photo. Their portrait was taken by A.J. Fisher of Towanda, Pennsylvania.

Here's a smiling child photographed by Van Buren in Ithaca, New York.

This baby may not have much hair, but the wicker curls make up for it. Photograph by G.R. Wheeler of Greene, New York.

You can hardly see the wicker chair in this last photo from Crocker in Corning, New York, but the lady sitting in it is lovely.