1978.9.3

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Details

ID Number

1978.9.3

Category

Furnishings

Sub-category

furniture

Item Name

chair

Materials

WOOD, MAPLE HAIR, HORSE

Measurements

overall: 41 in

Description

Maple; black haircloth upholstery; shield-shaped back; open padded arms; spring seat; cabriole front legs with casters; Victorian Rococo style; "Gentlemen's" chair.

History

Belonged to donor's great-grandmother, Isabella Wigle McCain Ouellette. She married Charles McCain c. 1852. After he died, she married Alexander Ouellette. After his death, she became the proprietress of Ouellette House, a hotel on the corner of Howard.

Collection Name

Museum Windsor

Subject (Fre)

Y

Subjects

French Canadians / Canadiens-français subject

Ouellette House organization

Wigle McCain Ouellette, Isabella person

Windsor (Ont.) place

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