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Roundabout chair |
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Object numberRIF1068 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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DimensionsHeight: 31 3/4 in. (80.645 cm) |
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Date176080 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyMade in Rhode Island, or made in Massachusetts(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumWalnut (primary) |
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ProvenanceJohn Walton, Inc., Griswold and Jewett City, Connecticut, 1981. Christie's, New York, January 1718, 1992, lot 501 |
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Associated namesJohn S. Walton, Inc.Christie's |
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NotesThe bulbous tips of the arm supports and the stretchers are like those found on Rhode Island chairs, but the carving of the claw-and-ball foot is more akin to Massachusetts work. |
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Bibliography"John S. Walton Antiques, Inc., advertisement," Antiques 120, no. 6 (December 1981): 1258, ill.Christie's, New York, Important American Furniture, Silver, Prints, Folk Art, and Decorative Arts, sale cat. (January 1718, 1992), 259, lot 501, ill. |