From: Evans, Nancy Goyne. American Windsor Furniture: Specialized Forms, New York: Hudson Hills Press, in assoc. with The Henry Frances duPont Winterthur Museum, 1997, 42, Fig. 1-10.
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Writing-arm Windsor chair |
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Object numberRIF666 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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DimensionsHeight: 43 1/4 in. (109.855 cm) Height, seat: 18 in. (45.72 cm) Width, crest: 23 in. (58.42 cm) Width, seat: 26 1/4 in. (66.675 cm) Depth, seat: 16 1/4 in. (41.275 cm) Depth, leaf: 22 7/8 in. (58.103 cm) Depth, leaf: 17 3/4 in. (45.085 cm) Depth, seat: 16 1/4 in. (41.275 cm) |
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Date18001808 |
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Current locationUniversity of Rhode Island |
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GeographyMade in Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumWhite pine (seat); maple, oak, and other woods |
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Inscriptions"W Magoun / II" , an owner's name, incised on underside of seat |
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ProvenanceW. Magoun. Watson House, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, by 1996 |
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Associated namesW. Magoun |
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BibliographyNancy Goyne Evans, American Windsor Furniture: Specialized Forms (New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1997), 42, fig. 110. |