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Chair

1844
Object PlaceEngland
Medium/TechniquePapier maché with mother-of-pearl inlay; modern upholstery
Dimensions91.44 cm (36 in.)
Credit LineGift of William Marriott Welch
Accession number62.28
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
InscriptionsOn the back at the base is a false Registry mark for the 10th of August 1844.
Provenance1962, gift of William Marriott Welch, Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 10, 1962)
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