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Side Chair, ca. 1770, Mahogany

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Chair · Philadelphia

Side Chair

Maker unknown · Philadelphia · ca. 1770

Medium: Mahogany
Dimensions: 41 3/8 x 21 1/2 x 22 3/4 in. (105.1 x 54.6 x 57.8 cm)
Accession: 1986.84.1
Credit line: Gift in loving memory of Gardner D. Stout, from his wife and children, 1986
Culture: American

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