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Side chair

1760–90
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 722

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Side chair
  • Date: 1760–90
  • Geography: Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Mahogany, white oak, yellow pine
  • Dimensions: 40 x 21 3/4 x 21 1/2 in. (101.6 x 55.2 x 54.6 cm)
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Cecile L. Mayer, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.171.19
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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Side Chair, Samuel McIntire American, Mahogany, ebony, ash, birch, white pine, American
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