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1880-1910
GUSN-57816
Bannister-back chair. Ash and poplar. Rush seat. Comprised of old and new parts. Straight front legs do not match rear legs. Replaced seat rails. Irregular turned stiles and bannisters. Worn front stretchers. Chair surfaces stripped and refinished.
chairs (furniture forms)
ash (wood)
poplar (wood)
William and Mary
Ash
Tulip Poplar
William and Mary
CHAIR
Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),
Unknown
43 1/4 x 18 x 12 1/4 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann
1942.4210
Massachusetts (United States)
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