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High-post bed |
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Object numberRIF987 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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Dimensions83 × 55 1/2 × 76 1/2 in. (210.82 × 140.97 × 194.31 cm) |
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Date176080 |
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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 (primary); maple (rails), yellow poplar (secondary) |
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MarksNone |
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Inscriptions"652," stamped, on inner edge of head and foot rails; "VII," incised, on proper right side rail at foot; "II," incised, on proper left side rail at foot, slightly cut off |
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ProvenanceGeorge Smith Palmer (18551934), New London, Connecticut. Israel Sack, Inc., New York, 1961. Dr. Clarence Zimmerman, before 2010; consigned by his estate to Sotheby's, New York, January 2223, 2010, lot 487 |
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Associated namesGeorge Smith PalmerIsrael Sack, Inc. Dr. Clarence Zimmerman Sotheby's |
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ConstructionThe front posts are integral with the short, sharp-kneed cabriole legs. The ball and claw feet are vigorously carved, the ball elongated, the knuckles prominent, and the tendons pronounced. The posts are stop-fluted and possibly reduced in height. The side rails are tenoned into the foot rail and head rail. The knee brackets are glued and nailed. The rear Marlborough legs have mitred corners and are fluted on the front and outsides only. Examined by B. W. Colman, P. E. Kane, M. Taradash, January 27, 2010; notes compiled by T. B. Lloyd. |
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BibliographyJoseph K. Ott, The John Brown House Loan Exhibition of Rhode Island Furniture, exh. cat. (Providence: The Rhode Island Historical Society, 1965), 13435, no. 88, ill.Sotheby's, New York, Important Americana, sale cat. (January 2223, 2010), 94, lot 487, ill. American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 195789), vol. 1, p. 142, no. 388, ill. |