Corner Chair

Dateearly 19th Century

Mediumwood

Dimensions28 3/4 × 25 × 25 1/4 in. (73 × 63.5 × 64.1 cm)

Donor credit lineGift of Mrs. James Russell

Object number1914.7

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionA painted black wood corner chair with a rush seat, turned legs and spindles, and plain stretchers. The chair was probably cut down. This chair belonged to Abner Pease a ship owner from Fairhaven.Exhibition History"Sitting in New Bedford" (NBWM, May 20, 2011 - January 7, 2013)ProvenanceAbner Pease (1767-1852) his papers in MSS, box 47, # 64, p. 53, 1819-1826
belonged to Pease an old time ship owner

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