- From The Collection Of
- Admiral Digby Museum
- Accession Number
- 2012.15.1
- Discipline
- Humanities
- Classification
- Seating Furniture
- Date
- 1700s (creation date)
- Materials and Techniques
- Wood; fabric (material)
- Description
- Acadian ladder-back chair with cushions that are gold, green, blue, red, and white. The back legs are shorter then the front legs so that it leans you against the ladder-back.
- History of Use
- Originally belonged to Marie 'Leonice' Doucette Amirault, born February 20, 1822. She was a daughter of David Doucette, known as "Le Grand David" who was also the founder of Doucetteville, Digby County, Nova Scotia, and Isabelle Muise (married 1813). Leonice married Marc Mathurin Amirault.
- Record Rights
- Digby House
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