Photo: Courtesy Newport Restoration Foundation, 2001.399.1
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Side chair |
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Object numberRIF4374 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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Dimensions40 1/4 × 22 × 18 in. (102.235 × 55.88 × 45.72 cm) |
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Date174060 |
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Current locationNewport Restoration Foundation, Rhode Island |
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GeographyProbably made in Massachusetts, formerly said to have been made in Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumWalnut (primary) |
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Inscriptions"L #" written on left front corner of seat frame. "3" written on interior of rear rail. "N3" written on inside of front rail. "N3" written on inside of right side rail. "3" written on inside of left, side rail. "3" written on right front corner of seat frame. Sticker with "L.1497" "3[illegible] written on interior of left side knee bracket. "[Illegible] 3" written on interior of right, side knee bracket. "3" written on interior of right, front knee bracket. "3 [illegible]" written on interior of left front knee bracket. Roman numeral "II" on front right corner of seat. |
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ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. James Campbell Lewis, Cornish, New Hampshire; consigned by their estate to William A. Smith, Inc., Plainfield, New Hampshire, May 29, 1971; sold to Doris Duke (19121993) for Newport Restoration Foundation, Rhode Island, 1971; Whitehorne House Museum, Newport Restoration Foundation, Rhode Island, from 1974 |
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Associated namesMr. and Mrs. James Campbell LewisWilliam A. Smith, Inc., Auctioneers and Appraisers Doris Duke |