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Tavern table |
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Object numberRIF6323 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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Dimensions24 × 39 1/2 × 24 1/2 in. (60.96 × 100.33 × 62.23 cm) |
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Date172060 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyPossibly made in Rhode Island, or possibly made in Vermont(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumPine |
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MarksUnknown |
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Inscriptions"Date 1680 / [torn] table was used [torn] the family of Roger / Williams founder of Rhode Is. / Descended down to present / Williams of Chester Vermont to / the late Dan Williams / of whom it was repaired by / T. Fairchild, No Guilford [torn]," in ink, on a paper label inside drawer |
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ProvenancePossibly Roger Williams family, Rhode Island; by descent to Dan Williams, Chester, Vermont. Northeast Auctions, Hampton and Portsmouth, New Hampshire (sale held Portsmouth), August 2021, 2016, lot 476 |
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Associated namesNortheast AuctionsRoger Williams family Dan Williams T. Fairchild Northeast Auctions |
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BibliographyNortheast Auctions, Portsmouth, N.H., Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Summer Weekend Auction, sale cat. (August 2021, 2016), 101, lot 476, ill. |