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Typical New York features, such as the carved tassel-and-ruffle design in the splat, the gadrooned seat rail, and the square claw-and-ball feet, are displayed in this chair. It is thought to have descended in the great landholding Van Rensselaer family of Albany, New York.
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Title: Side Chair
Date: 1765–75
Geography: Made in New York, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Mahogany, sweet gum
Dimensions: 38 7/8 x 24 1/4 x 22 1/4 in. (98.7 x 61.6 x 56.5 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, by exchange, 1957
Accession Number: 57.158.1
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