Federal carved mahogany shield-back side chair Philadelphia, PA, circa...
Federal carved mahogany shield-back side chair
Philadelphia, PA, circa 1800
The shield back with intricately carved splat.
H: 39 1/2 in. W: 19 in. L: 21 in.
Based on plate 7 of George Hepplewhite's The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide (1796), this chair follows similar examples illustrated in the following publications: Garvan, Federal Philadelphia, 1785-1825: The Athens of the Western World, plate 16; American Furniture and Decorative Arts from the Watson Collection, plate 6; and Hornor, Blue Book of Philadelphia Furniture, plates 381 and 383. The stop-fluted legs, serpentine front, and pierced lower bracket on the splat of this chair are impressive details to be found on one example.
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Federal carved mahogany shield-back side chair
Philadelphia, PA, circa 1800
The shield back with intricately carved splat.
H: 39 1/2 in. W: 19 in. L: 21 in.
Based on plate 7 of George Hepplewhite's The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide (1796), this chair follows similar examples illustrated in the following publications: Garvan, Federal Philadelphia, 1785-1825: The Athens of the Western World, plate 16; American Furniture and Decorative Arts from the Watson Collection, plate 6; and Hornor, Blue Book of Philadelphia Furniture, plates 381 and 383. The stop-fluted legs, serpentine front, and pierced lower bracket on the splat of this chair are impressive details to be found on one example.
