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Side chair

Object number

RIF2595

Maker

Maker Unknown

Date

1740–60

Current location

Unknown

Geography

Made in New England, Probably made in Rhode Island
(view a map of Rhode Island)

Medium

Maple and cherry

Style

William and Mary

Provenance

Mrs. L. Wister Randolph, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and Narragansett, Rhode Island, before 1974; consigned by her to Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, November 12–16, 1974, lot 1462

Associated names

Mrs. L. Wister Randolph
Sotheby Parke Bernet

Construction

The splat and crest rail are probably restored.

Bibliography

Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, The American Heritage Society Auction of Americana, sale cat. (November 12–16, 1974), 397, lot 1462, ill.