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Collection Highlights

Dressing table
1795-1810
INV.14982
Mahogany, mahogany and other inlays, white pine, yellow poplar
Possible Original Owner: Margaret Maria Livingston

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Side chair

Side chair
Object name 
Side chair
Date 
1762-1780
Medium 
Mahogany; pine
Dimensions 
Overall: 36 1/4 x 21 x 22 in. ( 92.1 x 53.3 x 55.9 cm )
Description 
Mahogany Chippendale side chair;, serpentine crest rail with ears, pierced splat composed of elongated c-scrolls with ribbed carving, with a central carved rosette; trapezoidal slip seat; cabriole front legs with ball and claw feet, chamfered rear legs; turned side and medial stretchers.
Credit Line 
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Object Number