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Side chairs, pair

Object number

RIF4076

Maker

Maker Unknown

Dimensions

38 3/4 × 20 × 18 1/2 in. (98.425 × 50.8 × 46.99 cm) Seat: 17 1/4 × 17 3/8 in. (43.82 × 44.13 cm)

Date

1790–1800

Current location

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Geography

Made in Rhode Island
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Medium

Mahogany (primary); cherry (rails); birch (corner braces)

Inscriptions

"I" and "II," stamped with a chisel, on each splat shoe respectively

Style

Hepplewhite, Federal

Provenance

Lewine H. Russell; bequeathed to Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1999

Associated names

Lewine H. Russell

See also