Object Details
Maker
Unknown
Date
ca. 1785
Geography
Unknown
Culture
North American (possible)
Medium
wood; mahogany
Dimensions
Overall: 36 1/4 in x 34 in x 22 1/4 in; 92.075 cm x 86.36 cm x 56.515 cm
Provenance
Francis Scott Key; by descent in his family.
Inscriptions
An ink note glued to underside of the slip seat reads: "This chair to go to Mrs. Herbert B?tt?? - (Amy Zehleman) - the seat was worked by my mother - Ellen Key M(eyer?)smith when she was over seventy years of age. Anna Key Palmer"
Credit Line
Gift bequest of Mrs. Richard Cutts
Collection
The Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
Accession Number
RR-1998.0011