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Chair

Object Name:
Chair
Object ID:
1949.012.01
Date:
circa 1850
Description:
Child's or doll's chair. Painted black. Rush seat. Two back slats with arched tops, decorated with green, white, and yellow flowers and leaves. Turned posts, tapering at feet. Four plain round stretchers.
Material:
Wood
Dimensions:
H-14.5 W-8.7 D-7.8 inches
Provenance:
Note in accession file: "Chair belonged to the daughter of Lorena Ballard Smith born about 1850." Donor's mother's maiden name was Smith.
Credit Line:
Gift of Maude Weymouth Rollins
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