Side chair (set of six)
Unidentified maker, New England, possibly Boston, Massachusetts, American, 19th century
about 1820
Mahogany, mahongany veneer, horsehair upholstery
Overall: 32 × 19 1/4 × 20 in. (81.3 × 48.9 × 50.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Edwin Webster Sanborn, Class of 1878
F.928.18.4A
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Furniture: Seating
Research Area
Decorative Arts
Not on view
Exhibition History
American Decorative Arts at Dartmouth, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 10-March 1, 1981.
Publication History
Margaret J. Moody, American Decorative Arts at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire: The Trustees of Dartmouth College, 1981, page 36.
Provenance
Edwin Webster Sanborn [1857-1928], New York, New York; bequeathed to present collection, 1928.
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