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Roundabout chair |
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Object numberRIF2369 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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Date175085 |
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Current locationPrivate Collection |
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GeographyMade in Massachusetts, formerly said to have been made in Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMahogany (primary); pine (supports for the seat frame) |
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Inscriptions"Greenwood" inscribed on a paper label with red borders glued to the underside of a seat rail |
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ProvenancePrivate collection |
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NotesAlthough 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 and the stretchers with elongated ogee shapes at the junction with the legs 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). |
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