Rhode Island Furniture Archive - Yale University Art Gallery

Photo: Courtesy Christie's, New York Click the image to enlarge	Roundabout chair
	Object number RIF2341
	Maker Maker Unknown
	Dimensions Height: 31 1/4 in. (79.375 cm)
	Date 1740–60
	Current location Unknown
	Geography Probably made in Massachusetts, formerly said to have been made in Rhode Island (view a map of Rhode Island)
	Medium Cherry (primary)
	Marks None
	Inscriptions None
	Style Chippendale
	Provenance Theodore W. Kheel, New York. Christie's, New York, January 18–19, 2007, lot 619
	Associated names Theodore W. Kheel Christie's
	Notes Although 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 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).
	Bibliography Christie's, New York, Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Prints, and Decoys, sale cat. (January 18–19, 2007), 356, lot 619, ill.

Roundabout chair