From: William M. Pillsbury, "Earning a Living, 1788-1818: Job Danforth, Cabinetmaker," Rhode Island History vol. 31, nos. 2 & 3 (May and August 1972): 86-87, fig. 4.
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Side chair |
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Object numberRIF4351 |
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MakerMaker, possibly by Job Danforth, 1745?1838 |
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Dimensions39 1/2 × 20 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (100.33 × 52.07 × 39.37 cm) |
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Date17851805 |
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Current locationThe Rhode Island Historical Society |
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GeographyMade in Providence, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMaple |
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MarksNone |
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Inscriptions"I," incised on inside surface of front seat rail |
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StyleHepplewhite, Federal |
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ProvenancePossibly Job Danforth (17451838), Providence, Rhode Island; by descent to his son William Raleigh Danforth (17871861), Providence, Rhode Island; by descent to Colonel J. Danforth Edwards (18991989), Cranston and Wakefield, Rhode Island; given to the Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence, 1967 |
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Associated namesWilliam Raleigh DanforthMaj. J. Danforth Edwards |
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BibliographyWilliam M. Pillsbury, "Earning a Living 17881818: Job Danforth, Cabinetmaker," Rhode Island History 31, nos. 2 and 3 (May and August 1972): 8687, fig. 4. |