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Bench

Designer: Henry Hobson Richardson (American, 1838–1886)
1879
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/Technique Oak, leather
Dimensions 85.7 x 243.8 x 53.3 cm (33 3/4 x 96 x 21 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Trustees of the Ames Free Library
Accession Number62.335
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFurnitureSeating and beds

DescriptionWide bench with spindle decoration along back and beneath arms, with turned legs and stretchers, spiral arm supports, and leather seat and back.
InscriptionsInscribed on the seat, under upholstery: "James Barry / Miss Williams girl / of the shop of N.N. Cully."
ProvenanceDesigned for the Ames Free Library, North Easton, Massachusetts, and used there until given to the Museum by the Library Trustees (Accession Date: April 11, 1962)