Rhode Island Furniture Archive - Yale University Art Gallery

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	Object number RIF3448
	Maker Maker Unknown
	Dimensions 26 � 33 � 26 in. (66.04 � 83.82 � 66.04 cm)
	Date 1740–1800
	Current location Unknown
	Geography Made in Connecticut, or possibly made in Rhode Island (view a map of Rhode Island)
	Medium Maple
	Marks None
	Inscriptions "X," in chalk, on underside of top
	Provenance John Walton, Inc., Griswold and Jewett City, Connecticut; sold to Marguerite and Arthur Riordan, Stonington, Connecticut; consigned to Christie's, New York, January 19, 2008, lot 589
	Associated names Marguerite Riordan Arthur Riordan Christie's John S. Walton, Inc.
	Construction The elliptical top?s two boards are held together by two butterfly joints, visible on its underside. It has a slightly rounded edge and is secured to its straight-skirted frame by multiple wood pins. The legs are connected to the frame by mortise-and-tenon joints, each having two wood pins. The slightly splayed turned, tapering legs end in flattened, shod pad feet. The table?s frame retains traces of black paint. Examined by P. E. Kane, January 14, 2008; notes compiled by T. B. Lloyd.
	Notes The base of the table is painted black.
	See also RIF5696
	Bibliography Christie's, New York, The Collection of Marguerite and Arthur Riordan, Stonington, Connecticut, sale cat. (January 18, 2008), 69, lot 589, ill.

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