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Zanzibar Chair

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Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1825-1850

GUSN

GUSN-69961

Description

Bowed scrolled crest; circular hand holds; c curve arm support; turned front leg

Details

Descriptive Terms

chairs (furniture forms)
caning
rosewood (wood)
teak (wood)
wood (plant material)
upholstering
Empire (style)
Chair
Chair

Associated Person

Bradlee, Josiah, 1778-1860

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.2972

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