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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:American
Title:High chair
Date Made:18th century
Type:Furniture
Materials:Maple, ash, hickory, and pine
Place Made:North America; United States
Measurements:Overall: 34 3/8 in x 21 1/2 in x 18 in; 87.3 cm x 54.6 cm x 45.7 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK B.10.A.5.18
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
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Label Text:
SKINNER CATALOGUE: A very fine 18th century hoop back Windsor high chair. Legs, side stretchers, and arm posts maple, cross stretcher ash and a replacement, arms, hoop, and spindles hickory, seat pine. Shaped seat; very well and strongly turned legs, side stretchers, and arm posts; legs spread outward to give additional stability. A foot rest has been removed, to restore the chair to what is believed to be its original form. Cat. 8/20/1936

Tags:
furniture; chairs

Subjects:
Chairs; Furniture

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