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Side chair

(American (born in Germany), 1826–1910)
about 1875
Object PlaceProbably Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Medium/TechniqueWalnut with modern embossed leather upholstery and brass tacks
DimensionsOverall: 99.1 × 49.5 × 53.3 cm (39 × 19 1/2 × 21 in.)
Credit LineGift of Frederick M. LaValley and John N. Whitenight
Accession number2017.4646
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
Provenance2013, sold by Andrew Van Styn (dealer), Baltimore, to Frederick M. LaValley and John N. Whitenight, Philadelphia; 2017, year-end gift of Frederick M. LaValley and John N. Whitenight to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 21, 2018)

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Conservation Status: After reupholstering
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