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1870-1880
GUSN-11805
Adjustable chair. Walnut, horsehair, wool, metal. Continuous tufted horsehair upholstered back, seat and leg rest. Enclosed by groved wood and slightly serpentine stiles. Hinged padded horsehair covered arm rests and floral patterned carpet covered foot platform at the base. All sets in conforming groved wood frame with four serpentine shaped legs on castors and 'scooped' side rails with incised curlicues.
invalids' chairs
chairs (furniture forms)
cotton (textile)
horsehair
walnut (wood)
wool (textile)
floral patterns
walnut (wood)
Walnut
Horsehair
Wool
Cotton
Floral
CHAIR, RECLINING
On a printed paper label under the leg rest is: F.M. Holmes & Co./Manufacturers/188 & 190 Hanover Street/Boston./Patented February 23, 186_?
F.M. Holmes & Co. Manfacturers (Maker)
Boston, MA, USA
50 x 28 x 48 (HxWxD) (inches)
1983.163
Massachusetts (United States)
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