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Side chair
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Side chair

Hill
1775–1810
Object PlaceProbably Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueMahogany, needlepoint upholstered seat
DimensionsOverall: 95.6 x 54.6 x 49.5 cm (37 5/8 x 21 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Laura Huntington Smith
Accession number1977.830
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ClassificationsFurniture
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InscriptionsRoman "III" painted in PL side stretcher. "From Milwaukee written by Henry S. Brown" in script in paint on bottom of PR side stretcher.ProvenanceChair: Reverend Daniel C. Sanders, m. Nancy Fitch Sanders; to daughter Laura Huntington (Sanders) Brown, to her son Henry Sanders Brown, to his daughter Laura Huntington Brown Smith, to her daughter Laura Huntington Smith (donor) (Accession Date December 15, 1977)

Needlework: Mrs. Jabez (Lydia Huntington) Fitch, to her daughter Nancy Fitch Sanders, to daughter Laura Huntington (Sanders) Brown, to her son Henry Sanders Brown, to his daughter Laura Huntington Brown Smith, to her daughter Laura Huntington Smith (donor) (Accession Date December 15, 1977)
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