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Side chairs, pair |
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Object numberRIF293 |
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MakerMaker, possibly by John Goddard, American, 17231785Maker Unknown |
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DimensionsHeight: 95 in. (241.3 cm) |
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Date176085 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyMade in Newport, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMahogany (primary); maple (slip seats) |
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Inscriptions"II," incised on underside of slip seat of one chair; "V," incised on underside of slip seat of other chair; "VII," incised on the seat rail and on the back of the splat of chair "V" |
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ProvenanceLeigh Keno American Antiques, New York; sold to Mr. and Mrs. Eddy G. Nicholson, Hampton, New Hampshire; consigned to Christie's, New York, January 2728, 1995, lot 1089 |
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Associated namesLeigh Keno American AntiquesEddy G. Nicholson Mrs. Eddy G. Nicholson Christie's |
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NotesThe slip seat marked "II" retains its original foundation upholstery. |
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See also |
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BibliographyChristie's, New York, The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Eddy Nicholson, sale cat. (January 2728, 1995), 28687, lot 1089, ill.Sotheby's, New York, Property of the Goddard Family, sale cat. (January 22, 2005), 74, fig. 8. Patricia E. Kane et al., Art and Industry in Early America: Rhode Island Furniture, 16501830, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2016), 341nn23. |