THE WILLIAM ELLERY CHIPPENDALE CARVED MAHOGANY CAMEL-BACK SOFA, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, CIRCA 1785

Descended in the family of William Ellery (1727–1820), Rhode Island, a signer of the Declaration of Independence from that state;

Ginsburg & Levy, New York.

Ginsburg and Levy, Inc. advertisement, Magazine Antiques 87:6 (June 1965), p. 639;

Sotheby's, New York, Important American Furniture: The Collection of Doris and Richard M. Seidlitz, January 30, 1988, sale 5682, lot 1773;

Rhode Island Furniture Archive number: RIF4000.