Chair, 1765-1775.

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Chair, 1765-1775.

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

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.

Original silk 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...