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Manufacturer
John Jelliff and Company
(1836 - 1890)
Designer
John Jelliff
(American, 1813 - 1893)
Date1870-1875
Geographic OriginNewark, New Jersey
DimensionsOverall: H 29 5/8 x W 32 1/4 x D 22 1/4 in. (H 75.2 x W 81.9 x D 56.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Madison Alling, 1923
Object number23.2466
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Marks and Labels/Stampsno marksProvenanceMadison Alling was a descendant of David Alling a fancy chairmaker in Newark in the 1830s and 40s. He was also associated with the Alling & Co. jewelry manufacturers.Exhibition HistoryThe Ballantine House, Main Bedroom, The Newark Museum of Art, Newark, New Jersey (December 10, 1994 - ongoing)"Sophisticated Lady: A History of American Women's Fashions," The Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ (9/22/86--2/15/87)
"Century of Revivals: Nineteenth-Century American Furniture," Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (September 26, 1982 - July 5, 1983)
"Renaissance Revival Victorian Furniture," Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan (November 6 - December 6, 1976)
"Ballantine House Benefit," Bloomingdales's, Short Hills, NJ (9/75)
"19th-Century America," Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York (April 16 - September 7, 1970)
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