Photo: Courtesy Winterthur Museum and Country Estate, Del., 1952.0132
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Side chair |
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Object numberRIF720 |
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MakerMaker, possibly by John Carlile and Sons, active 1789?1803 |
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Dimensions38 5/8 × 21 × 19 in. (98.108 × 53.34 × 48.26 cm) |
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Date17901810 |
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Current locationWinterthur Museum, Garden, and Library |
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GeographyMade in Providence, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMahogany (primary); ash (front rail); soft maple (rear rail and open braces); chestnut (front very small corner blocks) |
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InscriptionsA former owner wrote concerning this chair, "When I removed the numerous covers on the seat, an old piece of cloth was signed / "Chas. Burling Stevenson / Stephens & Satler Co. / Providence 1810" |
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StyleHepplewhite, Federal |
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ProvenanceMrs. Calvin H. Pease, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Winterthur Museum, Delaware, 1952 |
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Associated namesMrs. Calvin H. Pease |
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See also |
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BibliographyCharles F. Montgomery, American Furniture: The Federal Period, 17881825 (New York: Viking Press, 1966), 96, no. 45, ill. |