Chair, 1770-1771.

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Chair, 1770-1771.

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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.

Reproduced brocade upholstery.

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Affleck, Thomas (American cabinetmaker, 1740-1795)

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Apprenticed as a cabinetmaker in Edinburgh and London, Thomas Affleck emigrated to Philadelphia in 1763. His clients included wealthy Philadelphians, some of them fellow Quakers. He also was politically active during the Revolutionary era. For more biographical information, see Philadelphia: Three Centuries of Art (Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1976), pp. 98-99. From the description of Chest, ca. 1763-1775. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 770378980 From the descripti...