Unknown American
Stand

Stand

Public Domain

Maker
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Stand
Datec. 1750–1810
Made inPennsylvania, United States
MediumBlack walnut
Dimensions33 3/8 × 23 7/8 × 16 3/4 in. (84.8 × 60.6 × 42.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.61.79
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Drawing Room
On view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
Description

Chester County’s close proximity to Philadelphia is manifested in its decorative arts, in this instance the flattened ball and columnar-shaped turnings. This stand exemplifies a distinct regional character, most notably in the configuration of the box, or birdcage, as the Chester County craftsman developed a circular device that is more cohesive to the overall design than the square Philadelphia box.

Related examples: Fales 1976, p. 156, no. 327; Antiques 144 (September 1993), p. 270; unpublished examples are in the collections of the Chester County Historical Society, West Chester, Pennsylvania, and Winterthur (acc. no. 58.66). 

Book excerpt: Warren, David B., Michael K. Brown, Elizabeth Ann Coleman, and Emily Ballew Neff. American Decorative Arts and Paintings in the Bayou Bend Collection. Houston: Princeton Univ. Press, 1998.


ProvenanceDescended in the Price family, Chester County, Pennsylvania; [David Stockwell (1907–1996), Wilmington, Delaware]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1962; given to MFAH, by 1966.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Branded beneath top: M.B. [perhaps for Moses Brown, a turner, Schiffer 1978, p. 41]
[no marks]

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