Scroll back side chair

Scroll back side chair by Duncan Phyfe|Charles-Honoré Lannuier

Medium

Mahogany

Dimensions

33 x 19 x 21 1/2 in. (83.8 x 48.3 x 54.6 cm)

Classification

Side chair

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld, 2009

Accession Number

2009.504

About the Artist

Duncan Phyfe|Charles-Honoré Lannuier · 17701854

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...

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