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Table |
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Object numberRIF3454 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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Dimensions26 × 40 × 27 in. (66.04 × 101.6 × 68.58 cm) |
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Date17901810 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyMade in New England, Possibly made in Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumPine (top); birch |
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MarksNone |
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InscriptionsScribble, in graphite, on underside of top; letters and scribble, in chalk, on underside of top |
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StyleChippendale |
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ProvenanceHorace Porter (died 1989), Windsor, Connecticut, 1958; Marguerite and Arthur Riordan, Stonington, Connecticut; consigned to Christie's, New York, January 18, 2008, lot 539 |
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Associated namesHorace PorterMarguerite Riordan Arthur Riordan Christie's |
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ConstructionThe two boards of the rectangular, rounded-edge, oblong top are held together by two butterfly joints and secured to the frame below by multiple wood pins. A transverse wood cleat with chamfered ends passes through the tops of the long rails and is attached with countersunk flat-head screws to the underside of the top. The straight-skirted, square-edged rails are joined to the straight, splayed legs, fluted on all four faces, by mortise-and-tenon joints, each showing two pins. Examined by P. E. Kane, January 14, 2008; notes compiled by T. B. Lloyd. |
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NotesThe table retains original red paint and traces of a later green paint. |
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BibliographyChristie's, New York, The Collection of Marguerite and Arthur Riordan, Stonington, Connecticut, sale cat. (January 18, 2008), 15, lot 539, ill. |