Collection Highlights
Wonderful Willie! : What he and Tommy did to Spain / sketches and rhymes by L.D. Bradley.
Date:
ca. 1899
Object Number:
LIB.PZ7.B66.W6
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Side chair
Object Number:
1944.224c
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Mahogany, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 1/4 x 19 x 17 1/2 in. ( 87 x 48.3 x 44.4 cm )
Description:
Mahogany Federal side chair; square back with pierced rectangular splat with four ribs radiating from central column with drapery festoons on either side; rounded trapezoidal seat upholstered over the rail with black horsehair; square front legs with stringing and slight curve near bottom; slightly swept back rear legs.
Gallery Label:
This chair once belonged to Samuel McCulloh, maternal great-grandfather of Isabel G. Dod.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Elsie Dwight Alling in memoryof Samuel Bayard Dod, father of Isabel G. Dod
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
