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Pipe box |
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Object numberRIF634 |
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MakerMaker, formerly attributed to John Goddard, American, 17231785Maker, formerly attributed to Job Townsend, Jr., 17261778 Maker Unknown |
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Dimensions26 1/2 × 6 1/4 × 5 1/2 in. (67.31 × 15.875 × 13.97 cm) |
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Date175575 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyMade in Newport, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMahogany |
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MarksNone |
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InscriptionsNone |
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ProvenanceThomas Robinson (1730-1817), Newport, Rhode Island; by descent in the Morton and Smith families of Philadelphia, and Rhode Island, probably to Mary Robinson (17571829); by descent to Ester Morton Smith (17971865); by descent to Edward Wanton Smith, Sr. (18751940); by descent to Edward Wanton Smith, Jr. (19212001); consigned to Christie's, New York, January 2021, 2005, lot 549 |
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Associated namesChristie'sThomas Robinson |
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BibliographyChristie's, New York, Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, and Prints, sale cat. (January 2021, 2005), 315, lot 549, ill. |