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Side chair
Woven by: Elizabeth Craft White (American, 1746–1839)
about 1776
Object Place: Boston area, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Walnut, maple, original crewel seat covering
Dimensions
Overall: 96.5 x 51.8 x 41.9 cm (38 x 20 3/8 x 16 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Anna Goddard Pierce
Accession Number41.777a-b
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CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFurniture – Seating and beds
Catalogue Raisonné
Randall 147
InscriptionsFront seat rail marked: "VI"
Paper label glued to underside of rear seat rail: "Chippendale / Belonged to mother / of Gt. Grand [torn]"
Paper label glued to underside of rear seat rail: "Chippendale / Belonged to mother / of Gt. Grand [torn]"
ProvenanceOwned originally by Elizabeth Craft White (1746-1839), initially of Roxbury, who married Caleb White (d. 1770) of Brookline, Massachusetts, in 1767; Elizabeth ("Aunt White") worked the seat about 1776; gift of Mrs. Anna Goddard Pierce (Accession Date November 13, 1941)