Side chair, Neoclassical

John Seymour (American (born in England), 1738–1818)

Thomas Seymour (American (born in England), 1771–1848)

1795–1805

Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/TechniqueBird's-eye and curly maple, birch

DimensionsOverall: 88.9 x 51.4 x 44.5 cm (35 x 20 1/4 x 17 1/2 in.)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Isabel Bullard Brown of Lynn, Mass., Miss Mary B. Bullard and Frederic S. Bullard of Portland, ME.

Accession number37.618

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ClassificationsFurniture

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Americas

ProvenanceThe chairs are said to have been owned by John Hancock (died 1793) but do not appear in his inventory; they belonged certainly to his widow, Dorothy Quincy (Hancock) Scott and appear in the inventory of her estate as "14 Birdseye Maple Chairs-$25". At the sale of her effects, advertised in the Columbia Centinel, Feb. 20, 1830, they are noted as "one set of bird's eye maple chairs with damask seatings, one pair similar card tables". They were purchased by Jabez Bullard and descended to the donors.