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Masonic Armchair, ca. 1800, Ash, whitewood

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Chair · United States

Masonic Armchair

Maker unknown · United States · ca. 1800

Medium: Ash, whitewood
Dimensions: 59 1/4 x 20 1/2 x 20 in. (150.5 x 52.1 x 50.8 cm)
Accession: 1975.133
Credit line: Gift of Hazel Kirk Koepler and Virginia Lee Koepler, in memory of Olivia Hamilton Verne, 1975
Culture: American

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