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Klismos chairs

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

ca. 1805

GUSN

GUSN-189588

Description

Klismos chair with brass inlay and caned seat. Exact match to 1972.53A-C.

Details

Descriptive Terms

chairs (furniture forms)
brass (alloy)
cane (plant material)
wood (plant material)
caning
inlay (process)
Chair

Associated Person

Quincy, Edmund, 1903-1997

Associated Building

Josiah Quincy House (Quincy, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

8.34
EQ73

People and Organizations

Metropolitan Moving & Storage

Quincy, Edmund, 1903-1997

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

33 x 18 1/2 x 17 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Estate of Edmund Quincy

Accession Number

2009.5.34.2

Places

Probably United Kingdom

Related Items

Title Chair Accession Number 1972.53A

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