John Pollard, Hercules Courtenay, and others
Chestertown Room
1764-1774
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- Carver: John Pollard
- Carver: Hercules Courtenay
- Maker: Unknown builder/architect
Chestertown Room
1764-1774
Physical Qualities
Yellow pine and mahogany, King of Prussia marble, 119 1/4 x 263 x 201 1/2 in. (302.9 x 668 x 511.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Purchased as the gift of Emma James Johnson in Memory of her Husband, J. Hemsley Johnson
Object Number
1932.32.1
From the Ringgold House on Water Street.
From the Ringgold House on Water Street, Chestertown, Maryland.
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'Chestertown's Historic Hynson-Ringgold House,' "The Baltimore Sun." Maryland Living Section, 9-10L. 9/15/1991
'Part III: Hercules Courtenay and his school.' "Philadelphia carving shops"
'The Abbey or Ringgold House, Chester town, Kent County.' "Maryland Historical Magazine." Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore. June 1951. p. 81-92
"Nwes-Record of The Baltimore Museum of Art." Vol. 4 No. 6. May, 1932. p. 2,3,5
William Voss Elder, "Maryland Period Rooms: The Baltimore Museum of Art," Baltimore, Maryland: Castro/Hollowpress, 1987, pp. 16-19
Leroy Graves and Luke Beckerdite, "New Insights on John Cadwalader's Commode-Seat Side Chairs," "American Furniture," 2000, p. 157, figure 11.
Andrew Brunk, "Benjamin Randolph Revisited," "American Furniture," 2007, pp. 8-9, 26, 38, figures 8-9, 40, 60.
Maker
Unknown builder/architect
2000-01-01 00:00:00–2000-01-01 00:00:00
On View at the BMA
