- Date
- 2010-11-05
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritageexhibition
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On November 5, 2010, the historical museum received a circa-1890 parlor chair associated with Captain John Johnson. The report traces the chair through the Johnson and Johnston families, describes restoration of its upholstery, and says it was donated by Johnson’s descendants for permanent museum display.
Evidence limits
The article presents a family-history account of provenance; it is not a conservation report, accession register, or independent appraisal.
Sources
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Sources
- Beaver Beacon, December 2010, "Johnson Parlor Chair Arrives."Reports that Michael S. Franck and his family brought a circa-1890 parlor chair associated with Captain John Johnson to the historical museum, after restoring its upholstery, and donated it in 2010. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2010-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the museum acquisition report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2010-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The Historical Society museum receives a parlor chair associated with Captain John Johnson”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-johnson-parlor-chair-museum-acquisition-2010/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 2010, "Johnson Parlor Chair Arrives." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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