Side Chair
Collection Item
Artist/Maker
Attributed to John Finlay (1777–1851) and Hugh Finlay (1780–1830), in partnership 1799–1816
Dimensions
32-5/8 x 19-7/8 x 20-1/2 in.
City of Manufacture
Baltimore
Date(s)
c. 1812–1830
More Details
Artist / Maker
Attributed to John Finlay (1777–1851) and Hugh Finlay (1780–1830), in partnership 1799–1816
City of Manufacture
Baltimore
Date
c. 1812–1830
Dimensions
32-5/8 x 19-7/8 x 20-1/2 in.
Medium
Primary woods: maple
Secondary woods: cherry
Surface treatments: painted decoration, stencil gilding, replacement caning
Provenance
Possibly Arunah Shepherdson Abell (1806–1888) and Mary Fox Abell (1818–1859), Baltimore. Possibly by descent to their daughter Dorothy Margaret “Daisy” Abell Griffiss (1859–1929) and John Irving Griffiss (1856–1894). Margaret Mary Griffiss Fenwick (1890–1974) and Guy Bernard Fenwick (1881–1954), probably after c. 1915; By descent to their son Charles Cuthbert Fenwick (1924–2020) and Elizabeth White Fenwick; Sale, Sotheby’s, New York, Jan. 24, 2022, lot 1504; Purchased by Schrimshers, 2022.
