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Library step-chair
Augustus Eliaers (American, active 1849–1865)
about 1854–60
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Medium/Technique
Oak, brass; original oil cloth upholstery
Dimensions
Overall: 101.6 x 64.8 x 86.4 cm (40 x 25 1/2 x 34 in.)
Credit Line
H. E. Bolles Fund
Accession Number1976.762
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFurniture – Seating and beds
Marks
Stamp on 1st riser, top PL edge: “A. ELIAERS PATENT” (the back edge of the 1st riser is possibly stamped with a raised “6” ?)
Stamp on 2nd riser, top PR edge: “A. ELIAERS PATENT”
(Updated per 11/4/14 review)
Stamp on 2nd riser, top PR edge: “A. ELIAERS PATENT”
(Updated per 11/4/14 review)
ProvenanceBy tradition, owned originally by the artist Benjamin Champney (1817-1907), Boston and New Hampshire, and descended in his family; 1976, Museum purchase from Mr. and Mrs. Edward Champney, Bedford, Mass. (Accession Date: November 18, 1976).