Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2010
The Year
Acquisitions
Art of the Americas: July 2009–June 2010
Side chair
about 1950–60
Designed by Edmond J. Spence
Manufactured by Industria Mueblera S.A.
Overall: 83.8 x 55.9 x 48.3 cm (33 x 22 x 19 in.)
Mahogany, rush seat and back
Classification: Furniture
Object Place: Mexico
Accession number: 2009.5315
Provenance/Ownership History: Early history unknown; July 2007, purchased by the donor from an estate sale in Cleveland, Ohio; 2009, gift of Laurie Mitchell Billowitz and Aaron T. Billowitz, M.D. (Shaker Heights, OH) to the MFA.
Gift of Laurie Mitchell Billowitz and Aaron T. Billowitz, M.D.