Cathedra (bishop's chair)
1880–1905
Object PlaceMexico
Medium/TechniqueSpanish cedar (cedrela odorata, by microanalysis); modern leather upholstery with twenty-five original brass nails and additional replacements
DimensionsOverall: 111.8 x 58.4 x 94cm (44 x 23 x 37in.)
Credit LineGift of Landon T. Clay and Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession number1980.171
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Not on viewClassificationsFurniture
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ProvenanceAbout 1906, probably sold by the Sonora News Company, Mexico City; 1980, purchased from William J. Carpenter Wholesale Furniture and Antiques, Lynn and Chelsea, Massachusetts, by the MFA.
1700–1800
1665–80
1640–70
About 1720-1730
late 18th century
about 1850–1900
About 1720–30
19th–20th century
about 1750–1800
1845–80
about 1903