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Slipper Chair, John Henry Belter, ca. 1855, Rosewood, ash
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Chair · New York

Slipper Chair

John Henry Belter · New York · ca. 1855

Medium
Rosewood, ash
Dimensions
43 1/8 x 18 1/2 x 18 in. (109.5 x 47 x 45.7 cm)
Accession
51.79.8
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Ross Burch and Miss Jean McLean Morron, 1951
Culture
American

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