Armchair

Name/Title

Armchair

Description

Armchair with plush upholstered arms and seatback with three crocheted pineapple pattern antimacassars (one each on the two arms and seatback).

Context

The armchair belonged to the donor's ancestor, Margaret Dunn Conway, and her mother-in-law, Ella Conway of Chicago. Margaret's sister, Jane Dunn Crawford, handmade the antimacassars. Ella Conway's husband James and his brother Richard Conway were prominent Chicago contractors.

Acquisition

Notes

Donated by James and Lorraine Milius in 1989

General Notes

Note

Accession paperwork notes accession number as 1.2.2