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"The President's Chair"; Turned Great Chair
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This chair was first used by Rev. Edward Holyoke (1689-1769), President of Harvard 1737-1769, and may have been obtained by him. In John Singleton Copley's portrait of Edward Holyoke (See object number H6 in collections online), Holyoke is depicted seated in this chair.
Department of Paintings Sculpture & Decorative Arts
Loan from The President and Fellows of Harvard College.
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Loan from The President and Fellows of Harvard College
Title: "The President's Chair"; Turned Great Chair
Description:
This chair was first used by Rev.
Edward Holyoke (1689-1769), President of Harvard 1737-1769, and may have been obtained by him.
In John Singleton Copley's portrait of Edward Holyoke (See object number H6 in collections online), Holyoke is depicted seated in this chair.
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