Photo: Courtesy Newport Historical Society, R.I.
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Fan-back Windsor side chair |
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Object numberRIF2105 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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DimensionsHeight: 35 5/8 in. (90.488 cm) Width, crest: 22 1/8 in. (56.198 cm) Depth: 16 7/8 in. (42.863 cm) |
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Date17901805 |
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Current locationNewport Historical Society |
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GeographyMade in(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumProbably yellow poplar (seat) with maple and oak |
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ProvenanceMrs. Isaac Wilbour (née Eliphal Soule, 17431809), Tiverton, and Little Compton, Rhode Island. Newport Historical Society, Rhode Island |
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Associated namesEliphal Soule |
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BibliographyNancy Goyne Evans, "Politics, Enterprise, and Design: The Nature and Influence of Windsor Chairmaking in Early Federal Rhode Island," American Furniture (1999): 66, fig. 17. |