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Child's armchair |
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Object numberRIF3340 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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DimensionsHeight, overall: 23 1/2 in. (59.69 cm) Width: 14 1/2 in. (36.83 cm) Depth: 11 in. (27.94 cm) Height, seat: 6 1/2 in. (16.51 cm) |
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Date17401800 |
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Current locationRhode Island School of Design Museum |
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GeographyMade in Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumSoft maple, ash, hickory |
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ProvenanceArthur Leslie Green, Newport, Rhode Island; sold to Mrs. Gustav Radeke (née Eliza Greene Metcalf, 18541931), Providence, Rhode Island; gift of her estate to Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, 1931 |
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Associated namesArthur Leslie GreenEliza Greene Metcalf Radeke |
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NotesThe circular cutouts at the ends of the crest rail are a distinctive feature of Rhode Island chairs. |
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BibliographyChristopher P. Monkhouse and Thomas S. Michie, American Furniture in Pendleton House (Providence: Rhode Island School of Design Museum, 1986), 156, no. 96, ill. |