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Side chair |
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Object numberRIF6654 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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Dimensions38 1/2 × 21 in. (97.8 × 53.3 cm) |
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Date17501770 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyMade in Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumWalnut (primary); maple (slip seat frame) |
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MarksNone |
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Inscriptions"IIII," incised, on slip seat frame; four small v-shaped incisions on inner surface of front seat rail |
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ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Carpenter, Jr., Scarsdale, New York; by descent to his wife Roberta L. Carpenter (19382019), Newport, Rhode Island; consigned to Christie's, New York, January 24, 2020, lot 318 |
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Associated namesRalph E. Carpenter, Jr.Roberta L. Carpenter Christie's |
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BibliographyChristie's, New York, Important American Furniture, Folk Art and Silver, sale cat. (January 24, 2020), 98-99, lot 318. |