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Armchair
Armchair
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Armchair

Artist/Culture American 19th century
Datelate 17th century
Mediummaple wood with caned seat and back
Dimensions138.4 x 69.1 x 61.4 cm (54 1/2 x 27 3/16 x 24 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineGift of Miss Mable C. Gage
Object number1950.277
DescriptionWood, carved cresting and stretcher and turned legs, caned seat and back, modern. Front parts of the front feet, originally "Spanish" in design, have been cut off. Owned by Dr. Thomas Gage, father of the donor, who received it from Mrs. John W. Wetherell (Hester Newton) whose great grandmother was Rebecca (Salisbury) Waldo, sister of Stephen Salisbury.ProvenanceMiss Mabel C. Gage, Worcester, MA;
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American
1880–1910