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Dining table |
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Object numberRIF3041 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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Date175070 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyProbably made in Warren, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMahogany |
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MarksUnknown |
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Inscriptions"Originally owned by Cromwell Childe, a Sea Capt. ancestor of Newport, R. I. / Turner ancestor early 18th Cent. Type of wood under dispute. Some experts say Lignum vitae. Haverford House dining table," written on jelly label glued to underside of top |
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ProvenanceCromwell Child (17271801), Warren, Rhode Island; by descent in his family. Sotheby's, New York, January 1617, 1999, lot 825 |
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Associated namesSotheby'sCromwell Child |
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BibliographySotheby's, New York, Important Americana, Furniture, and Folk Art, sale cat. (January 1617, 1999), 310, lot 825, ill. |