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Walter Corey

Side Chair

Description

Maker

Walter Corey (American, 1809-1884), decorator

Title

Side Chair

Year

1836-1840

Medium

  • hard maple,
  • paint

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • hard maple,
  • paint

Materials

paint, hard maple

Geography

Place Made: New York City; Place Made: New York

Dimensions

86.4 x 46.4 x 49.5 cm (34 x 18 1/4 x 19 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Stenciled on rear of back seat rail:W. COREY, PORTLAND, ME. Stamped on underside of seat rail:S. Ely (Owner's name)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Christopher P. Monkhouse

Object Number

85.079

Type

  • Furniture

Projects & Publications

Publications

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American Furniture In Pendleton House

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Conservation By Design
Oct 29, 1993 – Jan 16, 1994
Romanticism and Revival
Nineteenth-Century American Art from the Permanent Collection
Dec 04, 1992 – Jun 26, 1993

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Tombstone

Walter Corey (American, 1809-1884), decorator
Side Chair, 1836-1840
hard maple; paint
86.4 x 46.4 x 49.5 cm (34 x 18 1/4 x 19 1/2 inches)
Gift of Christopher P. Monkhouse 85.079

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