Side chair

about 1850

Object PlaceProbably Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/TechniqueMahogany, modern needlepoint upholstery

DimensionsOverall: 111.8 x 45.1 x 47.6 cm (44 x 17 3/4 x 18 3/4 in.)

Credit LineGift of Captain James S. Robinson and Harriet (Eldredge) Robinson, daughter of Kiley Eldredge of New Bedford

Accession number1986.682

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ClassificationsFurniture

Collections

Americas

ProvenanceBelieved to be wedding present to Harriet L. Eldridge (m. Captain James S. Robinson, 4/12/1855); in early 1930s it became the property of James S. Robinson, Jr.; acquired by Harriet E. Robinson, Ipswich, Massachusetts, in 1941; to MFA 1986 (Accession Date November 26, 1986); October 25, 2012, deaccessioned by the MFA for sale through Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.