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Easy chair

Object number

RIF3052

Maker

Maker Unknown

Dimensions

Height: 50 1/2 in. (128.27 cm) Width: 36 in. (91.44 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

Walnut

Provenance

Christie's, New York, June 2, 1990, lot 198

Associated names

Christie's

Bibliography

Christie's, New York, Fine American Furniture, Silver, Folk Art, and Decorative Arts, sale cat. (June 2, 1990), 117, lot 198, ill.