American Period Furniture in Museum Collections
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Chair · New York
Slipper Chair
John Henry Belter|J. H. Belter & Co. · New York · ca. 1855
Medium
Rosewood, ash (secondary wood), modern upholstery
Dimensions
44 1/4 x 17 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. (112.4 x 44.5 x 41.9 cm)
Accession
51.79.9
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Ross Burch and Miss Jean McLean Morron, 1951
Culture
American
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