Photo: Courtesy The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Virginia, 1977-215
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Easy chair |
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Object numberRIF1166 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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Dimensions45 3/4 × 29 1/4 × 28 in. (116.21 × 74.3 × 71.12 cm) |
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Date178595 |
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Current locationThe Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Virginia |
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GeographyPossibly made in Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumBirch (primary); maple, white pine (secondary) |
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MarksNone |
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InscriptionsNone |
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ProvenanceDescended in the family of Rufus Greene (18061871), Apponaug, Rhode Island; by descent to his grandaughter Eleanor G. Sargent (18891900); given by Eleanor G. Sargent and Earl W. Sargent (born 1899), Greenville, South Carolina, to The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Virginia, 1977 |
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Associated namesEleanor G. SargentRufus Greene Earl W. Sargent |
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ConstructionThe chair retains its linen foundation upholstery. There is no evidence of a show cloth having been attached to its frame. A hole for a chamber pot is concealed under a slip seat with a wooden frame. There are boards on the back, wing, and arm panels. The side seat rails are joined to the stiles with through tenons. |
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NotesThe birch retains its original reddish stain. |
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BibliographyLinda Baumgarten, "Protective Covers for Furniture and Its Contents," American Furniture (1993): 7, fig. 8. |