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Side chairs, pair |
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Object numberRIF3678 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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Dimensions40 1/2 in. (102.87 cm) |
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Date174060 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyProbably made in Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumWalnut |
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InscriptionsRear stiles bear museum numbers 33.616, 33.617. |
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StyleQueen Anne |
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ProvenanceIsrael Sack, Inc., New York; John Howland Ricketson III (19021986),Buzzard's Bay, Massachusetts; consigned to Northeast Auctions, Hampton, New Hampshire (sale held Manchester, New Hampshire), May 29, 1993, lot 55 |
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Associated namesIsrael Sack, Inc.Northeast Auctions John Howland Ricketson III |
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NotesThe double-ring turnings on the medial stretchers, the prominence of the rings on the side stretchers near the back legs, and the squareness of the legs where they meet the floor suggest a Rhode Island origin. |
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BibliographyNortheast Auctions, Hampton, N.H., The Collection of John Howland Ricketson III, sale cat. (May 29, 1993), 12, lot 55, ill. |