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Object numberRIF6421 |
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MakerMaker, attributed to Thomas Taylor, 1772?1857 |
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DimensionsHeight, Approx.: 6 in. (15.24 cm) |
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Dateca. 1820 |
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Current locationPrivate collection |
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GeographyMade in Warwick, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMaple |
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MarksNone |
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InscriptionsMade by / Grandma Litchfield's / Grandfather (Thomas Taylor) / front yard. / Probably about / 1820," in graphite, on underside |
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ProvenanceThomas Taylor (1772-1857), Warwick, Rhode Island; by descent to his granddaughter Mrs. William Anderson Dana Litchfield (née Sarah Taylor, 18301902) Warwick, then Providence, and later Barrington, Rhode Island; by descent to her granddaughter Mrs. Alfred W. Fletcher (née Ethel Colley, 18851980), Providence and later Newport, Rhode Island; by descent to her son Donald B. Fletcher (19121999), Newport and later Portsmouth, Rhode Island; by descent to his wife Ruth Button Fletcher (1917-2011), Newport, then Portsmouth, then Tiverton, and later Middletown, Rhode Island; by descent in the family |
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Associated namesSarah Taylor LitchfieldEthel Colley Fletcher Donald B. Fletcher Ruth Button Fletcher |
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NotesAccording to Cherry Fletcher Bamberg, the inscription on the underside was probably written by Sarah Taylor Litchfield's granddaughter Ethel (Colley) Fletcher. |