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Side Chair

ca. 1745
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Side Chair
  • Maker: William Savery (1722–1787)
  • Date: ca. 1745
  • Geography: Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Maple, rush
  • Dimensions: 36 x 21 x 18 in. (91.4 x 53.3 x 45.7 cm)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of the American Wing Fund and Vivian and Meyer P. Potamkin and Robert and Betty Hut Gifts, 1994
  • Object Number: 1994.410
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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