The History of American Decorative Arts

Hudson 2 2/29/16 FEDERAL 1790-1815

•Mahogany veneer •Add casters •Straight, oval, serpentine lines •Decoration= inlay, paint, flat carving, banding •Motifs: Roman bell flower, paterae, urns, festoons, flutes, acanthus leaves, pilasters, shields, feathers, eagles •1780’s-1806 Hepplewhite—tapered legs Sheraton—turned legs with reeding •Spade feet, bulbous feet •Brothers Adam in England 1760 •New forms: side board, work table (sewing table), pianoforte, ladies’ writing desk •Interiors: pastel colors, reflection of light, smooth surfaces Mt Vernon (George Washington’s home) VA large dining room 1780s Federal Chair Display

Yale University Art Gallery Sheraton leg

Spade foot

Hepplewhite leg Side Chair, Derby family 1801 Probably Philadelphia

Armchair c 1790 NY

Side chair one of six, 1790-1810 cherry New England Side chair 1785-1810 Boston-Salem MA mahogany

Side chair 1785- 1810 Salem-Boston William Fisk Geometric backs

Side chair 1800-15 NY mahogany Side chair 1800-10 Boston Mahogany with birch veneer Armchair 1810-25 white paint

Fancy Chair Chillicothe OH Early 19c Lolling Chair (Martha Washington chair)

Sofa 1800-10 Salem MA mahogany, upholstered Sofa, Classical Painted red and gilt Baltimore

Grecian Couch 1820-30 Philadelphia caned

Looking Glass 1802-20 Looking Glass Roxbury MA with sconces attributed John Doggett 1800-10 American or English

Overmantel Mirror c 1815 Gilt, egloimise

Looking Glass from Mt. Vernon Reverse painting on glass Upright Clock and clock faces, Ohio Banjo Clock c1825 Aaron Willard Boston MA

Wall Clock, Simon Willard 1805-09 Roxbury MA Canopy Bed, Adena Sheraton Bed c1810-15 NH Early 19c Ohio

Sheraton Bed, c 1800-15 Salem MA Salem Gunston Hall, VA Boston

Card Table 1790-1805 Baltimore MD 1805-15 NY satinwood

Card Table, c1815 Baltimore MD painted

Card Table c1800 Annapolis MD John Shaw C 1795 NY mahogany

Pembroke Tables Dining Table C 1790 Baltimore MD Gentleman’s Secretary 1795 Salem, MA Gentleman’s Secretary 1793-1811 Salem MA Tambour Desks 1795-1810 Salem MA Seymour shop

Bureau + dressing glass 1809 Boston attr Thomas Seymour Chest on Chest 1796 Boston/Salem (Wm Lemon) mahogany Sideboard 1785-1805 possibly NY, mahogany

8 leg Serpentine Sideboard 1805 , CT by Benjamin Catlin Gillett Sideboard c1795 NY 8 leg serpentine

Sideboard c1794 NYC Mills + Sideboard c1785 New Brunswick NJ Deming mahogany with inlay 1809 Boston MA Work Tables birch veneer William Hook

1800-25 Boston MA maple

New England 1800-25 1800-10 Boston MA maple DUNCAN PHYFE 1801-1825

•Transitional Federal to Empire •b. 1768 d. 1854 Scotland to Albany NY to NYC working by 1792 •worked in fine mahogany, excellent craftsmanship, restraint in design •150 person shop, sold items to South via coast •Tripod leg, hairy paw, lyre back chairs, klismos chairs •Caning with carved bowknot, cornucopia, lion feet, lion face

EMPIRE 1805-1830 (LONGER IN RURAL AREAS) •imitates Napoleon’s empire •Dog or lion feet, hairy legs, Dolphin heads, Sphinxes •Gilt, ormolu, stencil décor on black (black + gold theme) •heavier proportions, deeper colors •NY City is center •forms: klismos chair, Grecian couch, sleigh beds Klismos Chair c1815-20 Baltimore (possibly Findlay shop)

Klismos Chair for White House (Benjamin Latrobe) Armchair 1815-25 Boston

Set of NY side chairs 1815, Grained and stenciled  1837 Interior of Samuel Foot house NYC by Duncan Phyfe Dolphin Sofa c1820 NY

Sofa c1820-30

Sofa c1820 NY (at CMA Empire Bedroom Sleigh Bed c1817 NY 1820s Sleigh Bed C.H. Lannuier

Cannonball Bed 1835-40 eastern CT painted Pier Table 1825 NY attr Pier Table c1815-19 Deming & Bulkley NYC C.H. Lannuier

Pier Table 1813-25 NY Boston Pier Table Archibald + c1829-35 Emmons Joseph Meeks & Sons Bureau 1820 Salem MA

Bureau mid 19c Ohio walnut Bureau with dressing case and mirror Ohio (Hale Farm) Sideboard c1840-50 Lancaster OH Geoff Strode Appleroot veneer

Secretary/ Bookcase Baltimore MD Secretary c 1825 NYC Joseph Meeks + Sons Secretary Desk c 1830 Phila A. Quervelle Wash Stand c1815 Maine Grain painted

Work Table 1817 NYC CH Lannuier Work Table 1825-40 Philadelphia Charles White

Hitchcock Armchair Hitchcocksville CT WINDSORS 1750- PRESENT •Windsor Castle garden furniture 1710-20 •First in US in Philadelphia •Uses variety of woods for specific purpose •Turned posts and carved elements •No continuous rear stiles—plank seat interrupts •High back, low-back, sack back, hoop back, comb back •Almost always painted, rarely upholstered •Used on porches and in halls Windsor armchairs

Sack-back Comb-back Windsor 1785-1805 CT Owned by Barber 1790

Continuous Arm Windsor Brace-back Armchair 18th c

Detail of carved volute on crestrail Ad in Albany Gazette 6/11/1798 James Chestney Bow-back Windsor C1810 grain painted With tilters Arrowback Windsor side chairs

Painted Windsor c 1810 Massachusetts or Ohio Arrowback side chair Stephen Kilburn 1805-15 probably PA (working Norwalk) Commode Seat c.1850 Cincinnati OH

Arrowback Rocker 1825-35 Maine

Side chair c1840 Cleveland OH D.A. Shepard SHAKER 1800-1914 •Especially Mt. Lebanon NY •Religious sect of Quakers (shaking Quakers) from England •Stresses simplicity •Peak=1840’s •Great at marketing products •Innovative furniture—built-ins, tippers on chair legs, hanging pegs •Wood: mostly light maple •Seats: straw, reed, or tape seats •Finial shape turning on ladder-back chairs Hancock NY sisters’ retiring room

Shaker bedroom 1850 Sabbathday Lake ME Bed, 1780-1820 Hancock NH Tilters and casters

Chair hanging on peg rail

Cast iron stove Shaker basket c 1850 Mt Lebanon NY

Hanging clock Shaker boxes, nesting Hancock NH Shaker Village

Built-ins School room Side Chairs 1830-70 Rocking armchair 1840-80 Canterbury NH

Armchair with cushion bar

Dining Chair 19c Hancock NH Table 1850-1900 Alfred ME

Tripod Table Desk 1850-1900 Mt Lebanon NY cherry