The John Brown Blue-Painted Fan-Back Windsor Side ChairJohn Letchworth (Philadelphia, 1759-1843), stamped on underside of seat "J. Letchworth", late 18th C.
Together with the John Brown Federal mahogany side table with candle slides, probably Rhode Island, c. 1800.
Provenance: John Brown (1736-1803), Providence, Rhode Island;
To his daughter, Sarah Brown Herreshoff (1773-1846);
To her son Charles Frederick Herreshoff (1809-1888);
Thus by descent in the Herreshoff Family line.
Literature: Wendy Ann Cooper, “The Furniture and Furnishings of John Brown, Merchant of
Providence, 1736-1803,†University of Delaware, Master’s Thesis, 1971, (chair) pp. 48-50, figs.
12-15., (table) pp. 61 and 63, fig.31.
Seat: 17 1/4"h, Crest: 28"h, Table: 28"h x 23"w x 17"d
Condition
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