Side chair (set of five)
attributed to Isaac Vose and Son, Boston, Massachusetts, American, active 1819 - 1825
1821-1824
Mahogany, mohogany veneer, and modern upholstery
Overall: 33 1/4 × 18 1/2 × 20 in. (84.5 × 47 × 50.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. William Dexter
F.965.90.3B
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.
Provenance
Collected by George Ticknor (1791-1871), Boston, Massachusetts, date unknown; to his daughter, Eliza (Mrs. William) Sullivan Ticknor Dexter (1833-1880), about 1871; to her son, Philip Dexter (1868-1934), about 1880; to his son, William Dexter (1897-1943), about 1934; to his wife, Constance Van Rensselaer Thayer Dexter (1900-1976), 1943; given to Dartmouth College, 1943; catalogued by present collection, 1965.
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