Photo: Courtesy the Rhode Island Historical Society, 1968.13.1 (RHiX5292)
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Object numberRIF917 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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Dimensions37 × 72 × 27 1/4 in. (93.98 × 182.88 × 69.215 cm) |
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Date17801800 |
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Current locationThe Rhode Island Historical Society |
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GeographyMade in Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMahogany (primary); pine, cherry, ash, chestnut |
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ProvenanceJohn Brown (17361803), Providence, Rhode Island; by descent to Norman Herreshoff (19031990), Providence; given to the Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence, 1968 |
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Associated namesJohn BrownNorman Herreshoff |
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See also |
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BibliographyWendy A. Cooper, "The Purchase of Furniture and Furnishings by John Brown, Providence Merchant, Part 1: 17601788," Antiques 103, no. 2 (February 1973): 333, fig. 9.Joseph K. Ott, The John Brown House Loan Exhibition of Rhode Island Furniture, exh. cat. (Providence: The Rhode Island Historical Society, 1965), 3031, no. 29, ill. Ruth Davidson, "Museum Accessions: American Furniture in Rhode Island," Antiques 97, no. 3 (March 1970): 370. "Director's Newsletter," Rhode Island History 27, no. 4 (January 1968): cover, 119, ill. |