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Side chair

Elizabeth Craft White (American, 1746–1839)

about 1776

Object PlaceBoston area, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/TechniqueWalnut, maple, original crewel seat covering

DimensionsOverall: 96.5 x 51.8 x 41.9 cm (38 x 20 3/8 x 16 1/2 in.)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Anna Goddard Pierce

Accession number41.777a-b

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ClassificationsFurniture

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InscriptionsFront seat rail marked: "VI" Paper label glued to underside of rear seat rail: "Chippendale / Belonged to mother / of Gt. Grand [torn]"ProvenanceOwned originally by Elizabeth Craft White (1746-1839), initially of Roxbury, who married Caleb White (d. 1770) of Brookline, Massachusetts, in 1767; Elizabeth ("Aunt White") worked the seat about 1776; gift of Mrs. Anna Goddard Pierce (Accession Date November 13, 1941)