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Window Bench

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1793-1800

GUSN

GUSN-55092

Description

Window bench. Mahogany with silk upholstery. Serpentine front, open back; rectangular seat; scrolled arms carved and reeded. Seat and arms upholstered in yellow silk with decorative border of brass nail heads. Reeded legs terminate in spade feet.

Details

Descriptive Terms

window seats
mahogany (wood)
upholstering
Federal
Mahogany
Upholstered
Federal
Bench, Window

Maker

Attributed to McIntire, Samuel, 1757-1811 (Carver)

Location of Origin

Salem, Massachusetts

Dimensions

28 1/3 x 47 1/2 x 14 1/3 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the children of Arthur and Susan Cabot Lyman

Accession Number

1966.128

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

Related Items

Title Window Bench Accession Number 1966.127

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