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Side chair

William Fisk (1770–1844)

1788–93

Object PlaceSalem, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/TechniqueMahogany, chestnut, maple

DimensionsOverall: 96.5 x 54.3 x 46 cm (38 x 21 3/8 x 18 1/8 in.)

Credit LineGift of Miss Madeleine I. Dinsmore

Accession number30.113

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ClassificationsFurniture

Collections

Americas

InscriptionsSilver plaque on back of the chair is engraved "This chair was owned / and used by / GOVr JOHN HANCOCK / of Massachusetts in 1780 / Presented by Ebenr Thayer / TO / Wm B. Dinsmore / Jan. 1, 1883."

ProvenanceOwned by John Hancock, apparently during his lifetime; subsequently by Ebenezer Thayer, and in 1883 by William B. Dinsmore, through whose family it came to the Museum (Accession Date March 6, 1930)