Chair

Manufacturer John Jelliff (American, 1813 - 1893)

Manufacturer John Jelliff and Company (American, 1843 - 1860)

Manufacturer Jelliff and Company

Date1857-1858

Geographic OriginNewark, New Jersey

MediumWalnut

DimensionsOverall: H 39 1/4 x W 19 1/2 x D 19 1/2 in. (H 99.7 x W 49.5 x D 49.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mary Robert Meek and Anne Robertson Zinke in memory of Grace Hortense Robertson, 1988

Object number88.20

On View

On view

Object NameChair

ProvenanceMade for the Edwin Van Antwerp house at 53 Washington Street, Newark, in 1857-58. Descended in the family to the donor.Exhibition HistoryOn view in the Ballantine House since 1994, reception room

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