Side Chair Maker, attributed to: William Worthington, Jr. (American, 1775–1839)

1805–1815

American Decorative Arts

On view, 1st floor, American Decorative Arts before 1900

During the Federal period, design books by the English cabinetmakers George Hepplewhite (died 1786) and Thomas Sheraton (1751– 1806) had a significant effect on introducing new designs to the American market. A design for this chair is illustrated in the third edition of Hepplewhite's Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide (1794; pl. 9). The Maryland furniture maker took full license, adding a fluted pagoda crest and drapery swags.

Medium

Mahogany, black ash, southern yellow pine, and yellow poplar

Dimensions

37 3/8 × 14 15/16 × 16 9/16 in. (94.9 × 37.9 × 42.1 cm)
seat: 17 7/16 × 20 in. (44.3 × 50.8 cm)

Credit Line

Mabel Brady Garvan Collection

Accession Number

1930.2676a-d

Geography

Made in Washington, District of Columbia

Culture

American

Period

19th century

Classification

Furniture

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Reverdy Ghiselin family, Annapolis, Md.; Henry Berkeley, Annapolis, Md.; R. T. Haines Halsey, New York, N.Y.; Francis P. Garvan, New York, N.Y.; The Mabel Brady Garvan Collection.
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), 170-171, no. 150, ill
  • "Annapolis Windows," Antiques 17 (May 1930), 429, ill
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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Object/Work type

side chairs

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