BANISTER-BACK SIDE CHAIR BELONGING TO JAMES DRAKE, AND...

BANISTER-BACK SIDE CHAIR BELONGING TO JAMES DRAKE, AND RELATED EPHEMERA First Half of the 18th Century
Rush-seat chair with turned legs and stretchers, and old, probably original, black paint. Initialed on front of top splat "ID" for James Drake of Pittsfield, New Hampshire (Js were written as Is in that time period). Lot includes Drake's 1785 appointment papers to the New Hampshire militia, his records as tax constable for Pittsfield, and a warrant he wrote as commanding officer to a first sargent to collect a $1.50 fine from an AWOL militia member. Also accompanied by a handwritten tag inscribed "Chair used by Major ... Drake in his pew in the Pittsfield Meeting House which was built in 1769". Back height 44.25". Seat height 17.5".
An Important New Hampshire Collection Carefully and Thoughtfully Assembled Over Two Decades by New Hampshire Residents Lawrence and Dorothy Perkins.

Rush-seat chair with turned legs and stretchers, and old, probably original, black paint. Initialed on front of top splat "ID" for James Drake of Pittsfield, New Hampshire (Js were written as Is in that time period). Lot includes Drake's 1785 appointment papers to the New Hampshire militia, his records as tax constable for Pittsfield, and a warrant he wrote as commanding officer to a first sargent to collect a $1.50 fine from an AWOL militia member. Also accompanied by a handwritten tag inscribed "Chair used by Major ... Drake in his pew in the Pittsfield Meeting House which was built in 1769". Back height 44.25". Seat height 17.5".
An Important New Hampshire Collection Carefully and Thoughtfully Assembled Over Two Decades by New Hampshire Residents Lawrence and Dorothy Perkins.

Condition: Seat with some unwrapping.

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