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High fan-back Windsor armchair

1760–90
Object PlaceNew England or Philadelphia
Medium/TechniqueMaple, pine, ash or oak or hickory (by eye)
DimensionsOverall: 107.3 x 47.3 x 53.3 cm (42 1/4 x 18 5/8 x 21 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Accession number31.393
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
ProvenanceHistory of ownership: early history unknown. 1930, sold at auction in New York City; 1931, anonymous gift to the Museum (Accession Date May 28, 1931)
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