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Armchair
about 1730-1780
Object Place: New England, United States
Medium/Technique
Maple
Dimensions
Overall: 103.5 x 60 x 55.9 cm (40 3/4 x 23 5/8 x 22 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession NumberRES.65.15
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFurniture – Seating and beds
InscriptionsBrass plaque on rear of splat with lengthy inscription:
ProvenanceBy tradition, belonged to John Norton and his wife, Ann Belknap, married in 1730; descended to their daughter Jane Norton Wigglesworth in 1843; bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes (Accession Date March 10, 1965).