Settee Maker, possibly by: Duncan Phyfe (American, 1768–1854)

1810–20

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Hume Furniture Study

During the Federal period, furniture makers became increasingly interested the archeological accuracy of their designs. The curule (or overlapping S curve) base on this settee derives from similar forms depicted on ancient coins and vases. Animal paw feet and drapery swags also reference ancient sources. The single, dramatic curule is unusual for a settee; more common are settees with saber legs or a series of curules.

Medium

Mahogany with cane

Dimensions

seat: 15 3/8 × 46 3/4 in. (39.1 × 118.7 cm)
34 11/16 × 57 7/8 × 24 in. (88.1 × 147 × 60.96 cm)

Credit Line

Mabel Brady Garvan Collection

Accession Number

1930.2633

Geography

Made in New York, New York

Culture

American

Period

19th century

Classification

Furniture

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance
Mrs. Frank M. Bosworth, New York, NY; Francis P. Garvan, New York, NY.
Bibliography
  • Patricia E. Kane, 300 Years of American Seating Furniture Chairs and Beds from the Mabel Brady Garvan and Other Collections at Yale University (Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1976), 246-247, no. 230, ill
  • Meyric R. Rogers, "The Mabel Brady Garvan Collection of Furniture," Yale Alumni Magazine 25, no. 4 (January 1962), 14, ill
  • Nancy A. McClelland, Duncan Phyfe and the English Regency, 1795–1830 (New York: William Scott, 1935), 166, pl. 147
  • Luke Vincent Lockwood, Colonial Furniture in America, 3rd ed., 2 vols. (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926), vol. 2, p. 162, fig. 665.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States

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