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Side chair (one of a pair)

(American, active 1836–1859)
about 1840–50
Object PlaceNew York, New York
Medium/TechniqueWalnut, walnut veneer, pine and oak
DimensionsOverall: 86.4 x 45.1 x 51.4 cm (34 x 17 3/4 x 20 1/4 in.)
Credit LineEdwin E. Jack Fund
Accession number1978.381
On View
On view
ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
Provenance1978, purchased by the MFA from the antiques dealer E.J. Canton (2107 Town Hill Road, Baltimore, Maryland) (Accession date: September 13, 1978)
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