From: Ralph E. Carpenter, The Arts and Crafts of Newport Rhode Island 1640- 1820 (Newport, Rhode Island: The Preservation Society of Newport County, 1954), 44
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Side chair, one of a set of six |
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Object numberRIF1865 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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DimensionsHeight: 38 1/2 in. (97.79 cm) Width: 21 in. (53.34 cm) Height, seat: 18 1/2 in. (46.99 cm) |
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Date175070 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyFound in Wickford, Rhode Island, Made in Newport, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumWalnut (primary); maple (slip seat frames) |
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Inscriptions"I" through "VI," incised, on chair front rail rabbets and on corresponding slip seats |
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StyleChippendale, Queen Anne |
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ProvenanceFound in Wickford, Rhode Island; John S. Walton, New York; sold to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Carpenter, Jr., Scarsdale, New York, 1953; by descent to Roberta L. Carpenter, Newport (19382019), Rhode Island; consigned to Christie's, New York, January 24, 2020, lot 318 |
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Associated namesJohn S. WaltonRalph E. Carpenter, Jr. Roberta L. Carpenter Christie's |
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See also |
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BibliographyRalph E. Carpenter, Jr., The Arts and Crafts of Newport, Rhode Island, 16401820 (Newport, R.I.: Preservation Society of Newport County, 1954), 44, no. 18, ill.Ralph E. Carpenter, Jr., "Mowbra Hall and a Collection of Period Rooms: Part 2," Connoisseur (August 1972): 289, ill. Ralph E. Carpenter, Jr., "Mowbra Hall and a Collection of Period Rooms: Part I," Connoisseur 180 (June 1972): 78, ill. Laura Beach, "The Past Is Present in Newport: A Couple's Lifelong Love of Antiques," Antiques and Fine Art 6, no. 2 (Summer 2005): 114, 116117, ill. Christie's, New York, Important American Furniture, Folk Art and Silver, sale cat. (January 24, 2020), 9899, lot 318, ill. |