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Side chair, Shaker

1875-1900

Medium/Technique Maple, ash
Dimensions 86.36 x 49.53 x 37.46 cm (34 x 19 1/2 x 14 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Penelope Noyes
Accession Number1973.124
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFurnitureSeating and beds

InscriptionsUppermost slat stenciled "3" in center of back.
Shaker trademark on back of lowest slat, consisting of image of a small ladderback rocking chair surrounded by gold lettering in an oval which reads "SHAKER'S TRADE MARK MT. LEBANON N.Y."
ProvenanceEarly history unknown, although other objects given by this donor at the same time are thought to have descended in her family; 1973, gift of Miss Penelope Noyes, Cambridge, Massachusetts (Accession Date February 14, 1972)