About the Artwork
Chair
ca. 1775
William Long
active 1770-1780
American
Unknown
Mahogany
Overall: 38 × 22 × 17 1/2 inches (96.5 × 55.9 × 44.5 cm)
Furniture
American Art before 1950
Gift of George F. Green
57.18
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Stamped, twice under side of chair rail: Wm. Long
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Mark: IIII
Provenance
Jess Pavey
George Greene
1957-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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William Long, Chair, ca. 1775, mahogany. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of George F. Green, 57.18.
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