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Easel

about 1875–1890
Object PlaceCincinnati, Ohio
Medium/TechniqueWalnut, ebony
DimensionsOverall: 210.8 x 66 x 50.8 cm (83 x 26 x 20 in.)
Length x width (Width at shelf): 55.9 cm (22 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Mr. and Mrs. E. Lee Perry
Accession number2013.1
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
InscriptionsCarved into front: "CH" (or GH?)
ProvenanceMarch 2012, purchased by Robert Edwards (dealer, Swarthmore, PA) at a Connecticut auction; 2013, sold by Robert Edwards to the MFA. (Accession date: January 30, 2013)
Alphonse Mattia
1989
Conservation Status: After Treatment
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