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Armchair

1695–1710

Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/TechniqueMaple, oak, original leather upholstery

Dimensions120.65 x 60.32 x 45.08 cm (47 1/2 x 23 3/4 x 17 3/4 in.)

Credit LineArthur Tracy Cabot Fund

Accession number1971.624

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ClassificationsFurniture

Collections

Americas

ProvenanceDescended in the Ludlow family, Claverack, NY (1); XXX sold by a picker from Columbia County, NY to Peter Tillou, Litchfield, CT (2); XXX, sold at Garth Auctions, Delaware, Ohio to Lester Berry, Philadelphia, PA (3); 1971, purchased from Isreal Sack, Inc., New York by the MFA (Accession date: December 8, 1971).

1. A series of photographs by Robert Fulton Ludlow (1846-1930) depict members of his family seated in this chair. The glass negatives are now in the collection of the Columnia County Historical Society, NY.
2. Per notes from a telephone conversation with Mr. Tillou in the AOA object file.
3. Sale information provided by Tom Porter of Garth's Auction per correspondance dated 1984 in the AOA object file.