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Chair

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1825-1845

GUSN

GUSN-57899

Description

Arm chair with rectangular crest, four flattened spindles in back and scroll arms. Loose cushion covered in red and white tufted chintz.

Details

Descriptive Terms

armchairs
American linden (wood)
poplar (wood)
Empire (style)
Chair
Armchair
Armchair

Associated Building

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

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

36 x 23 x 20 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

1942.1647

Places

New York state (United States)

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