Furniture
Unknown (Furniture maker)
Westerly or Kingston, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
1670-1710
Maple, soft; Rush
1956.0010.002
Object Number1956.0010.002 |
Chair (Armchair)
Furniture
Museum purchase
Unknown (Furniture maker)
This record is to be used when the maker of an object is unknown.
Westerly or Kingston, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
Origin is the vicinity of Westerly or Kingston, Rhode Island. Previously catalogued as a "Carver chair." Forman notes this chair's finials differed from the "flambeaux" finials used by early Plymouth Colony and Boston area chairmakers, and appear to derive from a much earlier English type (as is also true of the continued use of slanted arms). These details suggest this chair was made by a nonurban turner who emigrated from the northern or western counties of England. A possible relationship exists between this chair and coastal Connecticut shop traditions.
1670-1710
Maple, soft; Rush
43.126 (H) , 24.875 (W) , 20.5 (D)
109.54 (H) , 63.18 (W) , 52 (D)
OH at left post; OW at arms; OD from back of posts to front of feet. H (seat) 16.5 in. (41.9 cm); W (posts) 19.25 in. (48.8 cm); W (feet) 24 in. (60.8 cm); D (seat) 18 in. (45.7 cm).
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[Article] Trent, Robert F. 1999 "New Insights on Early Rhode Island Furniture". American Furniture. 1999: 209-223.
• fig. 11, pp. 215-16
[Book] Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
• cat. no. 8, pp.108-9
[Electronic] Yale University Art Gallery. Rhode Island Furniture Archive. http://rifa.art.yale.edu/index.htm
• RIF1748