High Fan-Back Brace-Back Windsor Knuckle Armchair, attributed to Charles Chase, Nantucket, Massachusetts, Circa 1795

High Fan-Back Brace-Back Windsor Knuckle Armchair
attributed to Charles Chase
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Circa 1795

Labels on bottom of chair inscribed Repainted by ..., February 1897. and [M]ade by a man by ... in 1746 for ... Nantucket ... of the island ... afterward Edward Gessey .. who was captured by the British during the War of 1812. Afterward lodged Dartmoor Prison until the of War ... for a number of years. He sold ... square N ... and ... a fish. ... render by son ed. Stephan Hussey the wooden leg. Painted by Jas. N. Folger. Nantucket, Aug. 26, 1881. 1746
Height 43 1/2 in.

Condition Report:
Height 43 1/2 in. by Width 26 in. by Depth 19 1/2 in.; Seat height 17 1/4 in.

19th century note ion underside indicates this is a 1746 Nantucket chair, repainted several times in 19th century. Edward Hussey and son Stephen Hussey provenance - Dartmoor prison?

Repainted by , February 1897." and " ..... [M]ade by a man by ........ in 1746 for .......Nantucket........ of the island...... afterward Edward Gessey ..... who was captured by the British during the ...... War of 1812. Afterward ... lodged ... Dartmoor Prison until the of War .... for a number of years. He sold........... square . N .. and ... a fish. ...render by son ed . Stephan .. Hussey the wooden leg. Painted by Jas. N. Folger. Nantucket, Aug. 26, 1881. 1746