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Side chair (one of a pair)

about 1870–1880
Object PlaceNew England, United States
Medium/TechniqueWalnut, burl veneer
DimensionsOverall: 127 x 56.5 cm (50 x 22 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of the First Church in Newton
Accession number1973.31
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ClassificationsFurniture
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InscriptionsEngraved plastic plaque attached to back rail: "FROM THE FIFTH AND SIXTH / MEETING HOUSES / OF / THE FIRST CHURCH IN NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS / CONGREGATIONAL-UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST."
ProvenanceOwned by the First Church, Newton, Massachusetts; 1973, gift of the FIrst Church, Newton Centre, Massachusetts, upon its dissolution in 1972(Accession Date January 10, 1973)
about 1730–60
Bookcase cabinet
J. J. McNutt Novelty Wood Works
about 1880–90
Edward Mahar
about 1870
about 1720