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Group shot: 1976.776, 1976.779, 1976.819
Brace-back Windsor side chair (one of a set of eight)
Group shot: 1976.776, 1976.779, 1976.819

Brace-back Windsor side chair (one of a set of eight)

Henry Bacon (American, active about 1768 to after 1780)
about 1780–1810
Object Place for LabelProvidence, Rhode Island
Medium/TechniquePainted pine, maple, ash
DimensionsOverall: 95.9 x 40.6 x 40.6 cm (37 3/4 x 16 x 16 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated anonymously and Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession number1976.779
On View
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ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
InscriptionsInscribed "7" in chalk on underside of seatProvenanceScott, Corey, and Richmond families of East Providence, Rhode Island; October 6, 1976, Gustav J.S. White, Inc., Auction of Important Antiques, to John Walton, Connecticut; 1976, sold by Walton to the MFA. (Accession date December 8, 1976)