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1870–80
Overall: 78.1 x 50.8 x 55.9 cm (30 3/4 x 20 x 22 in.)
Ebonized wood
Classification: Furniture
Object Place: New York, New York
Period: Egyptian Revival
Accession number: 2010.233.1-2
Description: Egyptian Revival side chair. Ebonized wood with stylized sphinx backsplat inside stylized sunrise demi-lune surmounted by outstretched falcon wing centered on star amulet. The low back rail topped with a reeded fascae. Turned and carved legs with lotus leaf detailing.
Provenance/Ownership History: 2006, sold by Associated Artists, LLC, Southport, CT, to Robert and Elizabeth Owens, Boston; 2010, gift of the Owens to the MFA. (Accession date: April 14, 2010)
Gift of Robert and Elizabeth Owens