Sold for:
$523
$523
Shaker Red-stained Low-back Dining Chair, Canterbury, New Hampshire, 19th century, pine and possibly ash, reddish stain, nearly rectangular crest rail above six tapered spindles on splayed legs, written in pencil under seat "Julia Briggs Loom," ht. 23 1/2, wd. 1 3/4, dp. 15 in. Note: Julia Briggs entered the Shaker Community with her mother and two brothers in 1852. She signed the covenant in 1866, and succeeded Amanda Matthews as Laundry Sister. Her other duties included raising grapes and making bonnets. (From Seasoned With Grace , by Bertha Lindsay, 1987, p. 133).
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-06-04
