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Easy chair

Object number

RIF368

Maker

Maker Unknown

Dimensions

Height: 47 in. (119.38 cm) Width: 32 1/4 in. (81.915 cm)

Date

1790–1810

Current location

Unknown

Geography

Probably made in Rhode Island
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Medium

Mahogany

Style

Chippendale

Provenance

Israel Sack, Inc., New York, 1973

Associated names

Israel Sack, Inc.

Construction

The armchair retains its foundation upholstery.

Bibliography

American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1989), vol. 4, p. 976, no. P3684, ill.