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Armchair

1710–1730
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts
Medium/TechniqueMaple; reproduction upholstery using 18th-century Russia leather
DimensionsOverall: 133.7 × 63.5 × 61 cm (52 5/8 × 25 × 24 in.)
Credit LineGift of Anne H. and Frederick Vogel III
Accession number2016.538
On View
On view
ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
InscriptionsBranded: "W. MANCIUS" on exterior of lower back rail
ProvenanceW. Mancius, probably Dr. Wilhelmus Mancius (b. 1738 -- d.1808), Kingston, New York, later moved to Albany, New York; descended in the Mancius family to Robert Rose Johnson (b. 1903 - d. 1965) (1); 1935, sold to Joseph Kindig (b. 1898 - d. 1971), dealer, York, Pennsylvania; 1935, sold to collector Titus Geesey (b. 1893 - d. 1969), Wilmington, Delaware; 1969, to his widow Marie Preston Smith Geesey (b. 1909 - d. 1996); by inheritance to their daughter Cornelia Geesey Gromadzki, Wilmington, Delaware; January 14-15, 2011, sold by Cornelia Gromadzki, Pook & Pook, Downingtown, Pennsylvania, Jan. 14-15, 2011, lot 470) to Anne and Frederick Vogel III, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; 2016, gift of Anne H. and Frederick Vogel III to the MFA (Accession Date: November 9, 2016).

(1) Probably line of decent: Dr. Wilhelmus Mancius (b. 1738 - d. 1808); to his second son Jacob Ten Eyck Mancius (b. 1738 - d. 1808), Albany, New York; to his eldest daughter Anna Mancius Rose (b. 1809 - d. 1893), Albany, NY, died in Roanoke, Virginia; to her son John Rose (b. 1851 - d. 1918) of Roanoke, VA; to his grandson Robert Rose Johnson )b. 1903 - d. 1965), Lynchburg, Virginia.
about 1730–40
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