Cellaret
Duncan Phyfe
1800–1830
Medium
Mahogany
Dimensions
22 x 27 x 20 in. (55.9 x 68.6 x 50.8 cm)
Classification
Cellaret
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Maria P. James, 1910
Accession Number
11.60.146
About the Artist
Duncan Phyfe · 1770–1854
Duncan Phyfe (1770–1854) was a Scottish-born American cabinetmaker who became the most celebrated furniture maker in the history of American decorative arts. Born Duncan Fife near Loch Fannich in the Scottish Highlands, he emigrated with his family to Albany, New York, around 1783–84, where he apprenticed to a cabinetmaker. By 1792 he had established his own workshop on Partition Street (later Ful...