Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Side chair
Object Number:
1944.196
Date:
1730-1760
Medium:
Maple
Dimensions:
Overall: 41 x 22 3/4 x 18 1/4 in. ( 104.1 x 57.8 x 46.4 cm )
Description:
Black-painted maple Queen Anne side chair; crook back with yoke-shaped crest rail and vase-shaped splat; trapezoidal splint seat with corner blocks; turned front legs with Spanish feet, turned front stretcher with ball between two reels, molded side stretchers and plain rear stretcher.
Gallery Label:
The donor purchased this chair from J. Salzburg of Ipswich, MA. The chair appears to retain an early coat of black paint.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Provenance:
Purchased by donor in August 1921 from J. Salzberg, Ipswich, Mass.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
