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Side chair
About 1740–70
Object Place: Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Medium/Technique
Mahogany
Dimensions
99.06 x 53.34 x 43.81 cm (39 x 21 x 17 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Edwin E. Jack Fund
Accession Number1971.280
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CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFurniture – Seating and beds
InscriptionsIncised on seat rail: II
ProvenanceFormerly belonged to Col. Thomas Fisher II, Elm Hill, Still River, MA. Previous ownership in the family descendants of General Joseph Vose of George Washington's staff--through a direct line (Joseph Vose to Josiah Vose to James Gardner to Josiah Howe to Margaret Howe, whose daughter married Thomas L. Fisher). The chair was supposedly bought by a Colonel Vose, but both Joseph and Josiah were colonels, so either one might be the original owner.