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Side chair

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)
about 1755–65
about 1755–65
designed 1948–50, made 1957
about 1775
about 1850
about 1750–90
about 1700–20
about 1740-1800
1730–60
about 1700