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Side Chair, ca. 1780, Mahogany; corner blocks, white pine; slip-seat frame, soft maple

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Chair · Boston

Side Chair

Maker unknown · Boston · ca. 1780

Medium: Mahogany; corner blocks, white pine; slip-seat frame, soft maple
Dimensions: 38.2 x 18.1 x 18.9 in. (97 x 45.9 x 47.9 cm) · max. W 22.7 in. (57.6 cm)
Accession: 1963.18.2
Credit line: Mabel Brady Garvan Collection

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