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Armchair, attributed to Duncan Phyfe, American (born Scotland), 1770–1854, c.1825, Painted and gilded maple, ash, poplar, an…

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Chair · America

Armchair

attributed to Duncan Phyfe, American (born Scotland), 1770–1854 · America · c.1825

Medium: Painted and gilded maple, ash, poplar, and replacement silk upholstery
Dimensions: 32 7/8 x 22 3/4 x 22 1/4 in. (83.5 x 57.8 x 56.5 cm)
Accession: 18:2012
Credit line: Richard Brumbaugh Trust in memory of Richard Irving Brumbaugh and Grace Lischer Brumbaugh, and funds given by the John Allan Love Charitable Foundation, the Marjorie Wyman Endowment Fund, the Margarita M. and Roland E. Jester Endowment Fund for the Decorative Arts; and bequest of Mrs. Berthoud Clifford and given in loving memory of Lina Vandegrift Denison Cherry (Mrs. Lewis W. Cherry) by her descendants, Carolyn Vandegrift Cherry McDonnell (Mrs. William A. McDonnell), Sanford Noyes McDonnell, and Cherry McDonnell Lawrence (Mrs. Ruddick C. Lawrence), by exchange

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