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Items will be listed with the listing institution, location, posting date in bold, followed by a description, contact information, and pictures if available. Do not contact IAM if you are interested in an item. Contact the listing institution.

Early American Museum
Mahomet
Contact: Barbara Oehlschlaeger-Garvey, Ph.D., Curator of History
217/586-2612


71.018.0010a
A-Beige floral upholstered side chair with fruit design carved on crest of balloon back. Bracket like arms extended from middle of back to middle of seat. Rococco Revival style. Date ca. 1875


71.018.0010b
B-Beige floral upholstered side chair. Walnut with balloon back and modified cabriole legs. Carved leaves and bead design on crest of chair. Low arms connected half way up back and midway on seat sides.
Date: ca. 1875


71.018.0007
Beige floral upholstered sofa with carved fruit design on walnut crest. Delicately carved and beaded legs and scalloped front rail. Legs on rollers. Rococco revival style. Date: ca. 1870


71.018.0015
Marble top rests on carved wooden base w/4 legs. Date: Ca. 1865


84.100.0007
Turned wooden (maple) ladder-back chair with two (2) nails on all sides except on the back. Four (4) "Ladder-rungs" on back. Split seat, Acorn finials, possibly Shaker. Two stretchers between front and side legs and one at back.


68.010.0046
Blue painted captain's sidechair with turned vertical rails on back and sides, 2 turned stretchers in front. Smoothly rounded stretchers in back and sides.


68.010.0027
Upright piano has ornate carving at top and at base of piano. Three screen areas are covered with wooden carved gridwork. Finish is dark walnut or mahogany wood.

If you wish to acquire these items, please contact Barbara Oehlschlaeger-Garvey, Ph.D., Curator of History
217/586-2612.

Spurlock Museum
Urbana
Contact: Amy Heggemeyer
217/265-0473

Objects Available:

Two paintings of Pompei by Luigi Bazzani in Italy during the early 1900s. The mats are fading and there is some slight water damage.

If you wish to acquire these items, please contact Amy Heggemeyer, Assistant Registrar for Acquisitions, at 217/265-0473.

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