Chest, 1763-1795.

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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.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8185611

Winterthur Library

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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...