Armchair

Designer John Jelliff (American, 1813 - 1893)

Manufacturer John Jelliff and Company (1836 - 1890)

Date1857

Geographic OriginNewark, New Jersey

MediumWalnut, horsehair

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

Object number88.21A

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Object NameArmchair

ProvenanceFrom the Edwin Van Antwerp house at 53 Washington St. Newark.Exhibition HistoryThe Ballantine House, House and Home Introduction Gallery, Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (December 10, 1994 - July 16, 2019)

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