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Object numberRIF1937 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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Dimensions39 1/2 × 88 × 28 in. (100.33 × 223.52 × 71.12 cm) |
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Date17801800 |
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Current locationPreservation Society of Newport County |
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GeographyMade in Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMahogany |
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ProvenanceOriginally owned by William Ellery (17271820), Newport, Rhode Island; by descent in his family, Newport. Christie's, New York, January 2627, 1995, lot 153. Charles H. McCabe II; given to the Preservation Society of Newport County |
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Associated namesChristie'sWilliam Ellery The Ellery family Charles H. McCabe II |
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BibliographyChristie's, New York, Important American Furniture, Silver, Prints, Folk Art, and Decorative Arts, sale cat. (January 2627, 1995), 78, lot 153, ill.Ralph E. Carpenter, Jr., "A Reviviscent Newport Colonial: The Nichols-Wanton-Hunter House," http://www.antiquesandfineart.com/articles/article.cfm?request=878 (accessed May 18, 2010), fig. 7. |