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Longhorn chair
1880–89
Object Place: San Antonio, Texas, United States
Medium/Technique
Steer horn, glass casters enclosed in metal claw-like mounts, figured velvet with cut pile
Dimensions
Overall: 93.3 x 72.4 x 57.2 cm (36 3/4 x 28 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Henderson Vandermark
Accession Number1982.455
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFurniture – Seating and beds
InscriptionsPencil inscription on underside of seat rail: "From S.A. Gage"..." [initials unclear] Henderson"..."Alpine Texas".... "Christmas 1888"
ProvenanceChair sent from Alfred Gage, of San Antonio, to cousin Celia Gage Henderson, of Cambridge, MA, about 1880; her grandson John Henderson Vandermark, Annisquam, Massachusetts, to MFA, 1982 (Accession Date September 15, 1982)