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Decorative arts

Child’s Ladder-back Armchair

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Type: Decorative arts(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1800
Accession number: 2016.25.72
Maker: Unknown, American(Opens in new tab) (American)
Dimensions: 23 1/2 x 13 x 11 1/4 in. (59.7 x 33 x 28.6 cm.)
Medium: wood, reed, and green paint
Description: Child’s ladderback armchair; reed seat, remnants of green paint, and unusual arm finials; probably Maine.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Jonathan and Karin Fielding
Department: American Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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