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Banister-back armchair

Object number

RIF125

Maker

Maker Unknown

Dimensions

49 3/4 × 27 × 27 1/2 in. (126.37 × 68.58 × 69.85 cm)

Date

1720–40

Current location

Babcock-Smith House Museum

Geography

Probably made in Rhode Island
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Medium

Maple (primary); beech (crest rail and bottom rail)

Marks

Unknown

Inscriptions

Unknown

Style

William and Mary

Provenance

Babcock-Smith House, Westerly, Rhode Island