Plymouth County, Massachusetts, 1715-1730, from the Tinkham shop tradition, maple and ash, early black paint surface, a rare form with two shaped vertical slats, turned legs and finials, rush seat, 45-3/4 x 24 x 17-7/8 in.
Provenance: Collection of John B. and Marie-Teresa Vander Sande, Newbury, Massachusetts
Note: Illustrated in Trent and Goldstein, "Notes About New 'Tinkham' Chairs", American Furniture, 1998, fig. 20, pg. 227. The other example of this rare form is illustrated in A Cubberd, Four Joyne Stools & Other Smalle Thinges, cat. no. 134.
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Collection of John B. and Marie-Teresa Vander Sande, Newbury, Massachusetts
feet ended out approximately four inches, top interior edges of rear stiles have face patches, suggesting it was once fitted with a headrest?, break at rear of one side seat support, expected surface wear and losses to paint
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