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Embroidered Chair Back, Mehitable Starkey, 1755–65, Linen embroidered with wool and silk threads
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Chair · Boston

Embroidered Chair Back

Mehitable Starkey · Boston · 1755–65

Medium
Linen embroidered with wool and silk threads
Dimensions
32 x 25 in. (81.3 x 63.5 cm)
Accession
2003.480
Credit line
Gift of Philip Holzer, 2003
Culture
American

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