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Armchair, Designed by Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo (English, 1851-1942) for Pownall Hall, Cheshire, c. 1885, Satinwood and brass…

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Chair · England

Armchair

Designed by Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo (English, 1851-1942) for Pownall Hall, Cheshire · England · c. 1885

Medium: Satinwood and brass, with original printed cotton upholstery
Dimensions: 78.7 × 59.7 × 49.5 cm (31 × 23 1/2 × 19 1/2 in.)
Accession: 2014.590
Credit line: John H. and Neville Bryan Fund, prior gift of Mrs. Emma B. Hodge and Mrs. Jane E. Ball in memory of Amelia Blaxius, Mr. and Mrs. Roger B. Hull

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