Armchair, Eleazar Wheelock (1711-1779)
Unknown Maker (probably Connecticut), American, 19th century
1720-1760
Maple, rush seat
Overall: 43 × 22 × 20 in. (109.2 × 55.9 × 50.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of William Chauncy Langdon
F.936.9
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Furniture: Seating
Research Area
Decorative Arts
Not on view
Exhibition History
American Decorative Arts at Dartmouth, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 10-March 1, 1981.
Publication History
Margaret J. Moody, American Decorative Arts at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire: The Trustees of Dartmouth College, 1981, page 2.
Provenance
A long family history, said to have belonged to Eleazar Wheelock.
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