Footstool
Duncan Phyfe
1810–20
Medium
Mahogany, gilt brass
Dimensions
7 x 13 3/4 x 8 7/8 in. (17.8 x 34.9 x 22.5 cm)
Classification
Footstool
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of C. Ruxton Love Jr., 1960
Accession Number
60.4.14
Rights
Public Domain
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...