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Armchair

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1793-1797

GUSN

GUSN-47478

Description

Armchair with shield-shaped upholstered back, open arms; arm supports and legs have stop-fluted decoration; original under-upholstery.

Details

Descriptive Terms

chairs (furniture forms)
mahogany (wood)
ash (wood)
upholstery
Federal
Mahogany
Unidentified Textile
Upholstered
Fluted
Federal
Chair

Maker

Hains, Adam, 1768-1820 + (Furniture worker)
Attributed to Bertault, George, 1793 (Upholsterer)

Location of Origin

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Dimensions

33 3/4 x 23 1/4 x 19 1/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Accession Number

1967.128

Places

Pennsylvania (United States)

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