Have a seat, or maybe not

“Comfort Taken,’’ by Leslie Lyman, at Boston Sculptors Gallery, Jan. 27-Feb. 21. This was installed in the White-Ellery House, built 1710, in Gloucester

“Comfort Taken’’ presents the chair as a symbol of home and family—imperfect, used, repaired, held together with effort, work and continued perseverance.

White-Ellery House. It’s so old that its design looks late medieval English.