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233. SIGNED NANTUCKET CHILD’S WINDSOR FAN-BACK ARMCHAIR, circa 1781, branded on the base I. Chase, in
old black paint and dated 1781 in yellow paint on back-rail with additional highlights on crest and spindles. The Windsor chair was
made by I. Chase for Polly Coffin (b. 24 Nov. 1779) daughter of Whaleman Bartlett Coffin (b. 18 May 1748) and Rebecca Folger (b. 3
June 1758). Polly Coffin married Joseph Chase Jun. (b. 9 Sept. 1778) of Nantucket, and he was lost at sea in 1807. This chair’s history
was kept by the family’s record keeper ‘Aunt Charlotte King’ of Hussey Street, Nantucket. Polly Chase’s headstone may be found in
Prospect Hill Cemetery.
234. CAUCASIAN KARAKCHLI RUG, 19 th century. 4 ft. x 6 ft.
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