Collection Highlights
Totius Neobelgii Nova Et Accuratissima Tabula
Date:
After 1674
Object Number:
LIB.NS4.M31.1.28
Medium:
Engraving, hand colored
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Armchair
Object Number:
1925.117
Date:
ca. 1846
Medium:
Walnut
Dimensions:
Overall: 29 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 20 in. ( 74.9 x 49.5 x 50.8 cm )
Description:
Armchair with circular caned seat; curved arms with turned supports; curved back with central caned square; squared, slightly outswept saber-shaped legs.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this chair was used by Commodore John Drake Sloat (1781-1867) on his Flagship Savannah, in 1846, while he was commander-in-chief of the Pacific Squadron.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
