From: Ralph E. Carpenter, Jr., "Catalog of the Rhode Island Historical Society Furniture Collection," Rhode Island History vol.16, no.2 (April 1957): 5859, no. 25, ill.
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Side chair, one of a set of four |
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Object numberRIF4336 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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Dimensions38 × 20 1/2 × 16 3/8 in. (96.52 × 52.07 × 41.593 cm) |
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Date176585 |
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Current locationThe Rhode Island Historical Society |
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GeographyMade in Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMahogany (primary); maple (slip seat frame) |
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MarksNone |
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InscriptionsIII, incised on rabbet of front seat rail and on underside of front rail of slip seat; THIS CHAIR BELONGED TO / GOVERNOR JAMES FENNER / PRESENTED BY / HENRY D. SHARP, engraved on brass plaque screwed to rear of crest |
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ProvenanceGovernor James Fenner (17711846), Providence, Rhode Island. Henry Dexter Sharpe (18721954), Providence; given to the Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence, 1944 |
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Associated namesHenry Dexter SharpeGovernor James Fenner |
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BibliographyRalph E. Carpenter, Jr., "Catalog of the Rhode Island Historical Society Furniture Collection," Rhode Island History 16, no. 2 (April 1957): 5859, no. 25, ill. |