Image

Unknown Maker, American

side chair,

Description

Maker

Culture

American

Title

side chair

Medium

pine, walnut

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Dimensions

101 x 55.9 cm (39 3/4 x 22 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Label: Label on rear seat rail:This old William and Mary chair was made about 1725.It is supposed to have been handed down by inheritance to Moses Richardson(1775-1859) who was born in Attleboro, moved to Providence in 1803, owned and died in the house on Benevolent street at first back of the Parish House of Dr. Lord's Unitarian Church.The chair continued in the Richardson family until 1915, when Miss Richardson sold it to Eliot Flint, both of Providence, RI

Place

Place Made: Massachusetts; Place Made: Rhode Island

Type

Credit

Gift of Elliot Flint

Object Number

37.258

About

side chair

Label: Label on rear seat rail:This old William and Mary chair was made about 1725.It is supposed to have been handed down by inheritance to Moses Richardson(1775-1859) who was born in Attleboro, moved to Providence in 1803, owned and died in the house on Benevolent street at first back of the Parish House of Dr. Lord's Unitarian Church.The chair continued in the Richardson family until 1915, when Miss Richardson sold it to Eliot Flint, both of Providence, RI

Place Made: Massachusetts; Place Made: Rhode Island

Projects & Publications

Publications

Use

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