Side chair

1710–1730

Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts

Medium/TechniqueMaple, painted black, oak, and replaced leather upholstery

DimensionsOverall: 120.7 x 47 x 54.6 cm (47 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.)

Credit LineGift of Anne H. and Frederick Vogel III

Accession number2016.539

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ClassificationsFurniture

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InscriptionsBranded: "MANCIUS" on exterior of lower back railProvenanceW. Mancius, probably Dr. Wilhelmus Mancius (b. 1738 -- d.1808), Kingston, New York, later moved to Albany, New York. June 12, 1982, Estate sale of Dr. & Mrs. James Beavis of Northford, Connecticut, Skinner Auctions, lot #96, to John Walton (b. 1907 - d. 1985), dealer, Jewett City, Connecticut, for Anne and Frederick Vogel III, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; 2016, gift of Anne and Frederick Vogel III to the MFA. (Accession date: November 9, 2016)