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Inventor: Jerome Francis Downing, American, 1827–1913
Patent model of a child’s chair
1873
Wood, brass
9 3/4 × 7 3/16 × 9 3/8in. (24.765 × 18.256 × 23.813 cm)
Evelyn and Henry Kirschenbaum Collection
2006.182.2
Geography:
Designed in Erie, Pennsylvania
Culture:
American
Period:
19th century
Classification:
Models
Bibliography:
“Acquisitions, July 1, 2006–June 30, 2007,” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2007): 205.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
