From: Silver Jubilee Exhibitors, Antiques 60 (October 1951), 274
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Frame for embroidered needlework |
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Object numberRIF4983 |
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MakerMaker Peter Grinnell and Son, active 18091828 |
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DimensionsUnknown |
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Dateca. 1815ca. 1820 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyMade in Providence, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumGilded wood |
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Marks"LOOKING-GLASS & PICTURE-FRAME / MANUFACTORY, / PROVIDENCE. / Looking-Glasses in Gilt and Mahogany Frames, of / the newest fashions, constantly on hand, at wholesale / and retail; Gilt Frames and Glasses for all kinds of / Needle Work, Portraits and Pictures; Looking-Glass / Plates, Window-Glass of every size, Linseed, Lamp / and Whale Oil, with a large assortment of Paints, / Ship-Chandlery and Hard Ware. / PETER GRINNELL & SON, / Main-Street, nearly opposite the Providence Bank.," printed in black, on a paper label glued to backboard |
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InscriptionsUnknown |
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ProvenanceFlorene Maine Antiques, Ridgefield, Connecticut, 1951 |
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Associated namesFlorene Maine Antiques |
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Bibliography"Silver Jubilee Exhibitors," Antiques 60, no. 4 (October 1951): 274, ill.Betty Ring, "Peter Grinnell and Son: Merchant-Craftsmen of Providence, Rhode Island," Antiques 117, no. 1 (January 1980): 215. |