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Side chair

(American, 1746–1839)
about 1776
Object PlaceBoston area, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueWalnut, maple, original crewel seat covering
DimensionsOverall: 96.5 x 51.8 x 41.9 cm (38 x 20 3/8 x 16 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Anna Goddard Pierce
Accession number41.777a-b
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ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
InscriptionsFront seat rail marked: "VI" Paper label glued to underside of rear seat rail: "Chippendale / Belonged to mother / of Gt. Grand [torn]"
ProvenanceOwned originally by Elizabeth Craft White (1746-1839), initially of Roxbury, who married Caleb White (d. 1770) of Brookline, Massachusetts, in 1767; Elizabeth ("Aunt White") worked the seat about 1776; gift of Mrs. Anna Goddard Pierce (Accession Date November 13, 1941)
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