From: Joseph K. Ott, "Lesser-known Rhode Island Cabinetmakers: The Carliles, Holmes Weaver, Judson Blake, The Rawson, and Thomas Davenport," Antiques 121 (May 1982): 1163, fig.10, right
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Side chair, low |
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Object numberRIF4722 |
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MakerMaker, possibly by Thomas Davenport, 16811745Maker Unknown |
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DimensionsHeight: 35 in. (88.9 cm) Width: 21 1/4 in. (53.975 cm) |
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Date174050 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyMade in Newport, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumWalnut (primary); maple (slip seat frame) |
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Inscriptions"VIIII" incised on the seat rail |
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ProvenanceJoseph K. Ott (19291994), Providence, Rhode Island, by 1982 |
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Associated namesJoseph K. Ott |
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BibliographyJoseph K. Ott, "Lesser-Known Rhode Island Cabinetmakers: The Carliles, Holmes Weaver, Judson Blake, the Rawsons, and Thomas Davenport," Antiques 121, no. 5 (May 1982): 1163, fig. 10 (right).Patricia E. Kane et al., Art and Industry in Early America: Rhode Island Furniture, 16501830, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2016), 268n4. Joseph K. Ott, Daniel Snydacker, and Deborah Walker, "Masterpieces of Simplicity: Newport Desks and Chairs, 17401780," Newport History: Bulletin of the Newport Historical Society 60 (Fall II 1987): 182, ill. |