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Side chair

about 1750–1800
Object PlaceNew England?
Medium/TechniquePainted wood, possibly maple
Dimensions109.85 x 45.08 x 36.19 cm (43 1/4 x 17 3/4 x 14 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Walter Tebbetts
Accession number1973.496
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ClassificationsFurniture
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ProvenanceBy tradition, "this chair came from the old Folger Farm (now gone) 'out Polpus Way' on Nantucket Island--Mass--and was my great-great Grandmothers, Gemima Folger, born Nantucket, 1762"; descended to the donor; 1973, gift of Mrs. Walter Tebbetts, Waban, MA (Accession date: September 12, 1973); December 19, 2013, deaccessioned by the MFA.
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Side chair
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about 1795–1810
about 1700
Side chair
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1890–1920
about 1780–1800
Side chair
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