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Armchair

about 1740–50

Object PlacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

Medium/TechniqueWalnut, pine, nineteenth-century upholstery

DimensionsOverall: 103.5 x 84.1 x 52.1 cm (40 3/4 x 33 1/8 x 20 1/2 in.)
Other (Floor to seat): 41 cm (16 1/8 in.)
Overall (Knee to Knee): 85.1 cm (33 1/2 in.)

Credit LineBequests of Dr. Samuel Green and Dudley Leavitt Pickman, Gift of S. Richard Fuller by exchange and C.H. Tyler Residuary Fund

Accession number60.131

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ClassificationsFurniture

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InscriptionsBranded twice on the top of the seat frame: "C [symbol of Mercury] B" {C and B both have serifs}; chalk inscription on inside of seat rail: "LM"ProvenanceOwned by the Wheelock family of New York; by 1930s, collection of Mrs. J. Amory Haskell; 1944, sold at Parke-Bernet, Haskell Sale, May 20, 1944, lot 750 (ill); by 1959 with Isreal Sack, Inc. (New York); 1960, acquired by the MFA from Isreal Sack through exchange and purchase for a total of $12,000 (Acquisition date: February 18, 1960).