A Fine Set of Seven Chippendale Mahogany Chairs

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About the Item

This impressive set of seven Chippendale chairs date from the mid-18th century and incorporate designs used by several known Philadelphia cabinetmakers, such as the richly carved acanthus and floral knees and scrolled cabriole legs. In particular, the distinctive C-scroll knee returns are similar to labeled chairs by both Thomas Tufft and James Gillingham. There is a labeled side chair by Gillingham in the White House collection and a labeled pair by Tufft in the Winterthur Museum collection (Betty Monkman, The White House: Its Historic Furnishings and First Families (Washington, D.C. 2000), pp. 237 and 304, and Joseph Downs, American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods (New York 1952), fig. 134.). A nearly identical chair, differing slightly only in the piercing of the backsplat and probably from the same cabinet shop, was referred by Horner as the “Gillingham pattern” (William MacPherson Horner, Jr., Blue Book of Philadelphia Furniture (1935, reprint Washington D.C., 1977), pl. 359).

Philadelphia cabinetmakers were clearly influenced by the English designer Thomas Chippendale’s pattern books for furniture, and these colonial chairs, with their sophisticated interlaced pierced backsplats and ball-and-claw feet, are fine examples of their type; they are also rare survivors in such a large set, five of which retain the original slip seat frames.

According to the label on the armchair, these chairs were possibly first owned by Deborah Morris (1723-1793). Deborah Morris was the daughter of Anthony Morris (1681-1763) and Phoebe Guest Morris (1685-1768). In addition to being a brewer, Anthony Morris was one of the largest owners of property in Pennsylvania and also operated flour mills, iron furnaces and forges (Robert Charles Moon, The Morris Family of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, 1909) p. 145.) Deborah Morris, who remained unmarried throughout her life, lived in a three-story brick mansion built by her grandfather Anthony Morris (1654-1721) on the northwest corner of Front Street and Morris Alley. Upon her death, Deborah left her estate to her widowed niece Abigail Powell Griffits (1735-1797) and Abigail’s son Dr. Samuel Powel Griffits (1759-1826) (Moon, p. 123). This set of chairs possibly remained with the house and descended along this line.

Provenance:
Possibly Deborah Morris (1723-1793), Philadephia
Abigail Powell Griffits (1735-1797), niece
Dr. Samuel Powel Griffits (1759-1826), son
Joe Kindig, Jr. & Son, York, Pennsylvania, 1990

Dimensions:
Height: 38.333 in (97.37 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 7
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
18th Century and Earlier
Date of Manufacture:
Philadelphia, c. 1760-80
Condition:
Overall good.
Seller Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: 10033088894

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