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Child's armchair, Eastlake style, ebonized and natural wood. Needlepoint seat, red background with floral spray.
armchairs
chairs (furniture forms)
staining
ebony (color)
needlepoint (needleworking)
wood (plant material)
Eastlake
floral patterns
Children's furnishing
Needlepoint
Ebonized
Needlepoint
Eastlake
Floral
Chair
Handwritten on paper, attached to bottom of seat: ""SPNEA/ (c.1860)"" ""Chair belonged to Herbert/ Nelson who lived in the house/ on Linnean Street, corner of/ Gray St. Cambridge. Cousin of/ Ervin B. Whitney, father of/ donor, Mrs. Elsie Whitney Allen."" ""For the Society for the/ Preservation of New/ England/ Antiquities/ 1989 #22"" ""SPNEA/ 22""
Unknown
29 1/2 x 17 x 13 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Elsie Allen
1995.423
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