Photo: Courtesy Cobbs Auctioneers, Peterborough, N.H.
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Backstool |
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Object numberRIF6607 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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Dimensions40 1/4 × 19 in. (102.2 × 48.3 cm) Seat height: 14 in. (35.6 cm) |
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Date17551775 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyMade in Massachusetts, formerly said to have been made in Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMahogany (primary); maple (seat rails) |
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MarksUnknown |
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InscriptionsUnknown |
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ProvenanceDescended in a Hancock, New Hampshire family; consigned to The Cobbs Auctioneers, Peterborough, New Hampshire, February 23, 2019, lot 111A |
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Associated namesThe Cobbs Auctioneers |
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NotesThe back retains early webbing and sack cloth. |
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See also |
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Bibliography"Early Crucifixion Scene Rises to $108,000 at The Cobbs," Antiques and the Arts Weekly (March 15, 2019): 47, ill."The Cobbs Auctioneers advertisement," Antiques and the Arts Weekly (February 22, 2019): 63, ill. |