Collection Highlights
Salver
Date:
1772-1773
Object Number:
1928.24
Medium:
Silver
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Museum Collections
High-back chair w/ribbon
Object Number:
INV.8118
Date:
1920-1940
Medium:
Wood, paper, paint, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/8 x 2 x 1 5/8 in. ( 11.1 x 5.1 x 4.1 cm )
Marks:
printed paper label: affixed to seat bottom: "A Fac-Simile of / Chair brought over in/ the May-flower by John/ Carver, First Governor/ of the Plymouth Colony./ F. W. BAXTER, Mfr./ E. Somerville,/ Mass."
Description:
Miniature wooden armchair painted gold with textured paper seat; textile ribbon tied to one stile.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
