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BROMFIELD FAMILY QUEEN ANNE COMPASS SEAT SIDE CHAIR
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Description
Rhode Island, Circa 1745
Primary Wood: Walnut
Secondary Woods: Maple, Tulip Poplar
Provenance: Colonel Henry Bromfield (1727-1820), a wealthy merchant, and Hannah Clarke, the daughter of East India Tea Company agent Richard Clarke, Boston and Harvard, Massachusetts; Ann (1917-1999) and Philip (1919-2011) Holzer, Great Neck, New York.
Reference: Listed in the Rhode Island Furniture Archive RIF2534. See also the discussion of Newport and Boston Queen Anne chairs with this distinctive C-scroll on the knees in Patricia Kane Art & Industry in Early America: Rhode Island Furniture, 1650-1830, pages 254-257, number 45. -
More Information
Origin: United States Period: 18th Century Materials: Walnut, Maple, Tulip Poplar. Creation Date: 1745 Styles / Movements: Traditional, Queen Anne Dealer Reference #: 7200 Incollect Reference #: 316760 -
Dimensions
W. 20.5 in; H. 40.5 in; D. 18 in; W. 52.07 cm; H. 102.87 cm; D. 45.72 cm; Seat H. 18 in; Seat H. 45.72 cm;
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