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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
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
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.
Group shot: 2019.604.1-2
late 17th–early 18th century
Group shot: 2019.604.1-2
late 17th–early 18th century
Restricted
About 1720-1730
Conservation Status: After Treatment
Ralph Mason and Henry Messinger Shops
1640–70
Armchair
About 1720–30
a-b
probably 19th century