Part of the Postal Service's American Design series, the stamp features a stylized treatment of a Chippendale chair made in Philadelphia between 1760 and 1765. Made of mahogany, the Chippendale chair depicted on the stamp features artist Lou Nolan's stylized treatment of a Chippendale side chair, or chair without arms. The artist based his design on a chair that is part of the collection of decorative arts in the Diplomatic Reception Rooms a the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., while the colors Nolan used for the wood and seat cover give the stamp design a contemporary feel.