Collection Highlights
George Washington (1732-1799)
Date:
1835
Object Number:
1858.32
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Side chair
Object Number:
1953.330
Date:
1825-1850
Medium:
Maple, rush, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 x 16 5/8 x 13 3/4 in. ( 86.4 x 42.2 x 34.9 cm )
Description:
Maple ladder-back side chair painted brown with yellow floral decoration; three slats of graduated size and rounded stiles with flat faces; trapezoidal rush seat (not original); rounded legs tapering toward bottom joined by front stretcher with bulbous center, two plain, round stretchers on either side, and one plain, round stretcher in back.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Frederic Griffith
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
