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Longhorn chair

1880–89
Object PlaceSan Antonio, Texas, United States
Medium/TechniqueSteer horn, glass casters enclosed in metal claw-like mounts, figured velvet with cut pile
DimensionsOverall: 93.3 x 72.4 x 57.2 cm (36 3/4 x 28 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of John Henderson Vandermark
Accession number1982.455
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ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
InscriptionsPencil inscription on underside of seat rail: "From S.A. Gage"..." [initials unclear] Henderson"..."Alpine Texas".... "Christmas 1888"
ProvenanceChair sent from Alfred Gage, of San Antonio, to cousin Celia Gage Henderson, of Cambridge, MA, about 1880; her grandson John Henderson Vandermark, Annisquam, Massachusetts, to MFA, 1982 (Accession Date September 15, 1982)
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about 1810–20
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1800–10
about 1810-1825
Conservation Status: Before Treatment
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about 1765
Emmons & Archbald
about 1813–24
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about 1813–24
DCM (Dining Chair Metal)
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designed 1945–46; made 1946–47