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Armchair

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1890-1915

GUSN

GUSN-57844

Description

Wicker armchair with arched back and open base. Rush seat. Straight circular legs. Painted white.

Details

Descriptive Terms

armchairs
chairs (furniture forms)
bamboo (material)
wood (plant material)
wicker
Wicker
Bamboo
Chair

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

40 1/2 x 30 x 19 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.3813

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