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Evans, Elijah. Clock, ca. 1770.

Title: Clock, ca. 1770.

Mahogany tall-case clock. The hood has a carved broken scroll pediment with a central urn-and-flame finial, dentil molding and carved fretwork on the cornice, a molded arch above the door, fluted columns at the corners, and a glazed door with an astragal top. The waist has dentil molding and carved fretwork at the top, fluted quarter columns at the front corners, and a rectangular case door with indented corners. The base has fluted quarter columns at the corners, square panel with indented corners, and applied molding above ogee bracket feet. The dial has roman hour numerals and arabic minute numerals, moon phase and two hemispheres in the lunette, and eight day movement.

ArchivalResource: Mahogany.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770379275 View

Affleck, Thomas, 1740-1795. Chair, 1763-1795.

Title: Chair, 1763-1795.

Mahogany side chair with serpentine crest rail; carved pierced Gothic splat; carved stiles; seat reupholstered in silk brocade; front cabriole legs with carved knees and claw-and-ball feet.

ArchivalResource: Reproduced silk brocade upholstery.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770379069 View

Affleck, Thomas, 1740-1795. Table, 1763-1795.

Title: Table, 1763-1795.

Mahogany dressing table with fluted quarter columns at corners; shell and foliage carving on center drawer front and skirt; cabriole legs with carved knees and claw-and-ball feet.

ArchivalResource: Mahogany.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770379011 View

Affleck, Thomas, 1740-1795. Chest, 1775.

Title: Chest, 1775.

Mahogany chest-on-chest with broken-scroll pediment with carved ornamentation, pierced latticework, and central flowers & vase finial; dentil molding and fretwork at cornice; fluted quarter columns at corners; ogee bracket feet.

ArchivalResource: Mahogany.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770378982 View

Affleck, Thomas, 1740-1795. Chest, 1763-1770.

Title: Chest, 1763-1770.

Mahogany chest-on-chest with broken-scroll pediment with carved rosettes, pierced latticework, and central flowers & vase finial; dentil molding and fretwork at cornice; fluted quarter columns at corners; ogee bracket feet.

ArchivalResource: Mahogany; cedar; poplar; yellow pine.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770378972 View

Affleck, Thomas, 1740-1795. Clock, 1765-1775.

Title: Clock, 1765-1775.

Mahogany tall-case clock with works by David Rittenhouse. Hood has broken-scroll pediment with carved rosettes, pierced latticework, central vase & flowers finial, arched hood door, and fluted columns. Waist has fluted quarter columns on front corners. Base has string inlay, on ogee bracket feet. Dial has roman hour numerals and arabic minute numerals, moon phase and two hemispheres in lunette. Eight-day movement.

ArchivalResource: Mahogany.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770379082 View

Affleck, Thomas, 1740-1795. Chair, ca. 1770.

Title: Chair, ca. 1770.

Upholstered mahogany armchair with serpentine crest; carved arms with scrolled terminals and incurving floral carved supports; Marlborough legs with carved fretwork joined by stretchers; block feet on castors.

ArchivalResource: Mahogany.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770379044 View

Affleck, Thomas, 1740-1795. Chair, 1794.

Title: Chair, 1794.

Leather upholstered armchair with tri-lobed crest and straight carved supports; carved arms with scrolled terminals on incurving supports; carved Marlborough legs on castors.

ArchivalResource: Leather upholstery.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770378480 View

Affleck, Thomas, 1740-1795. Fire screen, 1770-1771.

Title: Fire screen, 1770-1771.

Mahogany fire screen with fluted columnar shaft on carved pedestal; carved tripod base with cabriole legs, foliage carving on knees and hairy paw feet.

ArchivalResource: Mahogany.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770379078 View

Affleck, Thomas, 1740-1795. Chair, ca. 1765-1775.

Title: Chair, ca. 1765-1775.

Upholstered side chair with serpentine crest and stiles; carved mahogany Marlborough legs joined by stretchers.

ArchivalResource: H: 39.5" W: 23" D: 20.75"

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770379040 View

Affleck, Thomas, 1740-1795. Chest, 1779.

Title: Chest, 1779.

Walnut high chest with broken-scrolled pediment with carved rosettes, flame and urn finials on fluted plinths, central carved finial; fluted quarter columns at corners; carved ornamentation; cabriole legs with acanthus leaf carving and claw-and-ball feet.

ArchivalResource: Walnut; poplar; pine; cedar.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770378988 View

Affleck, Thomas, 1740-1795. Fire screen, ca. 1770.

Title: Fire screen, ca. 1770.

Mahogany fire screen with needlework panel and round carved finial; fluted columnar shaft on carved pedestal; carved tripod base with cabriole legs, foliage carving on knees and hairy paw feet.

ArchivalResource: Needlework upholstery.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770379079 View

Affleck, Thomas, 1740-1795. Chest, ca. 1765-1775.

Title: Chest, ca. 1765-1775.

Mahogany chest-on-chest with broken-scroll pediment with carved rosettes, pierced latticework, and central flowers & vase finial; dentil molding and fretwork at cornice; fluted quarter columns at corners; ogee bracket feet.

ArchivalResource: Mahogany.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770378487 View

Affleck, Thomas, 1740-1795. Chest, ca. 1770.

Title: Chest, ca. 1770.

Mahogany cupboard on chest of drawers with carved broken-scroll pediment with vase & flowers finial; dentil molding and fretwork at cornice; fluted quarter columns at corners of chest; ogee bracket feet.

ArchivalResource: Mahogany.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770378482 View

Affleck, Thomas, 1740-1795. Chair, ca. 1790-1793.

Title: Chair, ca. 1790-1793.

Mahogany armchair with flat crest and upholstered back, depicted prior to restoration. Upholstery missing from arms; molded incurving supports; missing seat exposing red oak frame; molded Marlborough legs on castors.

ArchivalResource: Mahogany; red oak.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770379062 View

Affleck, Thomas, 1740-1795. Chair, ca. 1769-1770.

Title: Chair, ca. 1769-1770.

Mahogany side chair with serpentine crest rail; pierced Gothic splat with floral carving and a double figure eight motif; floral carving on stiles and serpentine seat rail; silk upholstered seat; front cabriole legs with carved knees and hairy paw feet.

ArchivalResource: Reproduced textile upholstery.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770379052 View

Affleck, Thomas, 1740-1795. Chest, ca. 1775.

Title: Chest, ca. 1775.

Mahogany chest-on-chest with broken-scroll pediment with carved rosettes, pierced latticework, and central rooster finial; dentil molding and fretwork at cornice; fluted quarter columns at corners; ogee bracket feet.

ArchivalResource: Mahogany; yellow pine; tulip poplar; white cedar.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770378976 View

Dowdney, Burrows, ca. 1768-1771. Tall case brass dial clock, ca. 1770.

Title: Tall case brass dial clock, ca. 1770.

Mahogany tall-case clock with broken arch pediment ending in carved rosettes and centering three ball and flame finials. Elaborately carved tympanum above glazed tombstone door flanked by freestanding fluted colonettes. Painted face inset into lunette with eyes that swing from side to side with each movement of the pendulum. Blind fretwork above shaped door at waist with fluted quarter columns. Fluted quarter columns also flank applied shaped panel at base.

ArchivalResource: H: 102" W: 17.75" D: 9.25".

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/463297237 View

Affleck, Thomas, 1740-1795. Chair, ca. 1775.

Title: Chair, ca. 1775.

Side chair with serpentine crest; carved shells in center of rail and on ears; pierced scrolled splat with carved foliage; fluted stiles; reupholstered seat with floral motif; carved shell on seat rail; front cabriole legs with carved knees and claw-and-ball feet.

ArchivalResource: Modern textile upholstery.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770379049 View

Affleck, Thomas, 1740-1795. Chest, 1763-1795.

Title: Chest, 1763-1795.

High chest with broken-scrolled pediment with carved rosettes, flame and urn finials on fluted plinths, and central carved finial; fluted quarter columns at corners; carved shell ornamentation; cabriole legs with claw-and-ball feet.

ArchivalResource:

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770378985 View

Affleck, Thomas, 1740-1795. Accounts with Levi Hollingsworth [photostats], 1779-1784.

Title: Accounts with Levi Hollingsworth [photostats], 1779-1784.

Copies of Thomas Affleck's accounts with Levi Hollingsworth, a Philadelphia merchant. Affleck purchased liquor, food, and mahogany boards. He paid his account with cash and furniture, including a tea table, a basin stand, rockers for a cradle, a coffin, a table top, a bureau table, a dining table, and a book case, most of which were specified to be made from mahogany.

ArchivalResource: 4 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/441862565 View

Affleck, Thomas, 1740-1795. Chair, 1770-1771.

Title: Chair, 1770-1771.

Mahogany easy chair with serpentine crest; serpentine seat rail with foliage carving; cabriole legs with carved knees and hairy paw feet. The first image depicts the chair before it was reupholstered; the second image depicts the current floral brocade upholstery.

ArchivalResource: Reproduced brocade upholstery.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770378478 View

Affleck, Thomas, 1740-1795. Chair, 1765-1775.

Title: Chair, 1765-1775.

Mahogany armchair, upholstered in French silk brocade; serpentine crest; knuckled arms with foliage carving; carved Marlborough legs joined by stretchers; original block feet replaced with castors.

ArchivalResource: Original silk brocade upholstery.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770379035 View

Affleck, Thomas, 1740-1795. Table, ca. 1768.

Title: Table, ca. 1768.

Walnut dressing table with fluted quarter columns at corners; shell and foliage carving on center drawer front and skirt; cabriole legs with carved knees and claw-and-ball feet.

ArchivalResource: Walnut; poplar; pine; cedar.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770379007 View

Affleck, Thomas, 1740-1795. Table, 1770-1771.

Title: Table, 1770-1771.

Mahogany card table with hinged top; serpentine sides with floral carving on the edges of the tabletop; foliage carving on rails and serpentine skirt; cabriole legs with foliage carving on knees and hairy paw feet.

ArchivalResource: Mahogany; yellow pine; yellow poplar; oak.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770379110 View

Affleck, Thomas, 1740-1795. Clock, ca. 1770.

Title: Clock, ca. 1770.

Tall-case clock. The hood has a molded broken-scroll pediment terminating in carved rosettes with three turned and carved ball-and-flame finials, applied carved ornament in the tympanum, a molded arch above the door, sidelights, free-standing fluted columns at the four corners and a glazed door with an astragal top. Waist with ogee molding at the top, carved blind fretwork above the door, fluted quarter columns at the front corners, and a case door with a shaped top. Base with ogee and ovolo moldings at the top, fluted quarter columns at the front corners, an applied base panel with porringer corners, ogee molding at the bottom and supported on spurred ogee bracket feet. Engraved dial with roman hour numerals and arabic minute numerals, engraved vines and c-scrolls in the spandrels and lunette, and a painted moon face with moving eyes in the lunette. Inside the chapter ring there is a calendar aperture, engraved vines and leaves and the inscription "Burrows Dowdney Philadelphia." Eight day movement.

ArchivalResource: Mahogany.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770379090 View

Affleck, Thomas, 1740-1795. Table, ca. 1763-1795.

Title: Table, ca. 1763-1795.

Mahogany Pembroke table with two drop leaves; carving around the edges and sides; foliage carving on drawer front; pierced brackets; square, fluted, tapered legs on spade feet.

ArchivalResource: Mahogany.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770379074 View

Affleck, Thomas, 1740-1795. Table, ca. 1765.

Title: Table, ca. 1765.

Walnut dressing table with fluted quarter columns at corners; shell and foliage carving on center drawer front; cabriole legs with carved knees and claw-and-ball feet.

ArchivalResource: Walnut.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770378994 View

Affleck, Thomas, 1740-1795. Chair, ca. 1790.

Title: Chair, ca. 1790.

Mahogany armchair with flat crest; upholstered back and seat; upholstered arms with incurving supports; molded Marlborough legs.

ArchivalResource: Modern upholstery.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770379055 View

Affleck, Thomas, 1740-1795. Chair, 1763-1780.

Title: Chair, 1763-1780.

Mahogany armchair with serpentine crest rail; pierced, carved splat; knuckled arms with incurving supports; upholstered slip seat; carved fretwork on the seat rail; Marlborough legs with carved fretwork joined by stretchers.

ArchivalResource: Mahogany.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770379018 View

Affleck, Thomas, 1740-1795. Chest, ca. 1770.

Title: Chest, ca. 1770.

Mahogany chest-on-chest with broken-scroll pediment with carved rosettes, pierced latticework, and central flowers & vase finial; dentil molding and fretwork at cornice; fluted quarter columns at corners; ogee bracket feet.

ArchivalResource: Mahogany.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770378974 View

Affleck, Thomas, 1740-1795. Chest, ca. 1763-1775.

Title: Chest, ca. 1763-1775.

Walnut high chest with broken-scrolled pediment with carved rosettes, flame and urn finials on fluted plinths, and central flame and urn finial; fluted quarter columns at corners; carved ornamentation; cabriole legs with claw-and-ball feet.

ArchivalResource: Walnut.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770378980 View

Affleck, Thomas, 1740-1795. Chest, ca. 1765-1775.

Title: Chest, ca. 1765-1775.

Mahogany high chest with broken-scroll pediment with carved rosettes; fluted quarter columns at corners; cabriole legs with claw-and-ball feet. Finials and much of the ornamentation from the pediment are missing.

ArchivalResource: Mahogany.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770378485 View