John Carlile and Sons
Side Chair
1789-1803
Physical Qualities
Mahogany, black walnut, white oak, maple, haircloth upholstery, replacement brass nails, 39 1/8 x 21 x 20 in. (99.4 x 53.3 x 50.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Friends of the American Wing Fund
Object Number
1983.6
The chair is attributed to John Carlile and Sons on the basis of two identical chairs carrying the firm's label.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1983; Jerome Blum, Antiques, Lisbon-Jewett City, Connecticut, by 1983.
Elder III, William Voss and Jayne E. Stokes. American Furniture 1680-1880: From the Collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art. Baltimore: Museum of Art, 1987, p.41-1, ill. 26.
Maker
John Carlile and Sons
working Providence, Rhode Island, 1789 - 1803
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