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Easy chair

Object number

RIF3270

Maker

Maker Unknown

Dimensions

Height: 47 1/2 in. (120.65 cm) Seat height: 18 1/2 in. (46.99 cm)

Date

1750–70

Current location

Unknown

Geography

Probably made in Massachusetts, formerly said to have been made in Rhode Island
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Medium

Mahogany

Style

Chippendale

Provenance

William Greenleaf Boardman (1853–1908), Hartford, Connecticut. Skinner, Inc., Bolton, Massachusetts, June 16, 1990, lot 198

Associated names

Skinner, Inc.

Bibliography

Skinner, Inc., Bolton, Mass., Americana, sale cat. (June 16, 1990), lot 198, ill.