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Easy Chair, 1760–90, Mahogany, yellow poplar, red bay or avocado, bald cypress

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Chair · Charleston

Easy Chair

Maker unknown · Charleston · 1760–90

Medium: Mahogany, yellow poplar, red bay or avocado, bald cypress
Dimensions: 48 5/8 in. × 34 1/8 in. × 28 in. (123.5 × 86.7 × 71.1 cm)
Accession: 18.110.25
Credit line: John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1918
Culture: American

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