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From: "William A. Smith, Ltd., advertisement," Antiques 99 (May 1971): 620
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Armchair

Object number

RIF3341

Maker

Maker Unknown

Date

1740–60

Current location

Unknown

Geography

Made in Massachusetts, formerly said to have been made in Rhode Island
(view a map of Rhode Island)

Medium

Walnut

Marks

Unknown

Inscriptions

Unknown

Provenance

William A. Smith, Inc., Plainfield, New Hampshire (sale held Cornish, New Hampshire), May 28–29, 1971

Associated names

William A. Smith, Inc., Auctioneers and Appraisers

Bibliography

Dorothy Ellesin, "Antiques at Auction: Highlights of the 1970-1971 Season Across the Country," Antiques 100, no. 4 (October 1971): 538.
"William A. Smith, Ltd. advertisement," Antiques 99, no. 5 (May 1971): 620, ill.