From: Nancy Goyne Evans, American Windsor Chairs (New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1996), 268, fig. 6-57
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Fan-back Windsor side chair |
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Object numberRIF2119 |
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MakerMaker UnknownMaker, formerly attributed to Jonathan Young |
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DimensionsHeight: 36 in. (91.44 cm) Height, seat: 17 3/4 in. (45.085 cm) Width, seat: 16 1/2 in. (41.91 cm) Depth, seat: 14 5/8 in. (37.148 cm) Width, crest: 22 1/2 in. (57.15 cm) |
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Date17951805 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyProbably made in New Hampshire, formerly said to have been made in Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumPine (seat) |
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Inscriptions"Jon' Young" branded on the underside of the seat |
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StyleWindsor |
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ProvenanceJonathan Young, New Hampshire. I. M Wiese, before 1996 |
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Associated namesJonathan YoungI. M. Wiese |
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NotesAlthough Nancy Goyne Evans attributed this chair to Jonathan Young of Rhode Island in American Windsor Chairs, in her essay for American Furniture 1999, she altered her thinking noting that this chair was found in Dover, New Hampshire, and is associated with the chairs of that region. She surmised that the "Jon' Young" inscribed on the chair is an owner, possibly a second generation owner. |
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BibliographyNancy Goyne Evans, American Windsor Chairs (New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1996), 268, fig. 6-57.Nancy Goyne Evans, "Politics, Enterprise, and Design: The Nature and Influence of Windsor Chairmaking in Early Federal Rhode Island," American Furniture (1999): 6465. |