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Roundabout chair |
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Object numberRIF1438 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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DimensionsHeight: 32 in. (81.28 cm) Width: 29 in. (73.66 cm) |
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Date174565 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyProbably made in Massachusetts, formerly said to have been made in Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumWalnut |
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ProvenanceChristie's, New York, June 12, 1982, lot 193 |
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Associated namesChristie's |
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NotesAlthough chairs of this type have been attributed to Rhode Island in the past, they were probably made in Massachusetts. The arm supports with cone-shaped ends and the stretchers with elongated ogee shapes at the junction with the legs are like those on a corner chair at Winterthur with a well documented history in Massachusetts (RIF2695). The arms also lack the distinctive pointed peeks behind the hand holds that are a feature of Rhode Island chairs of this type (RIF2859). |
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BibliographyChristie's, New York, Important American Furniture, Silver, and Decorative Arts, sale cat. (June 12, 1982), 87, lot 193, ill. |