Side Chairs (two from a set of ten)

Artist / Maker

Unknown maker; painted by John Philip Fondé (1794–1831)

City of Manufacture

Philadelphia

Date

1816

Dimensions

31-3/4 × 18 × 21 in.

Medium

Primary woods: ash, white pine, white oak

Surface treatments: painted and gilded decoration, brass, replacement upholstery

Provenance

Major David Lenox (1753–1828) and Tacy Lukens Lenox (1783–1833), Philadelphia; To their niece and adopted daughter, Sarah Lukens Keene (1784–1866); Bequest to Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania; The diocese’s sale, Samuel T. Freeman & Co., Philadelphia, Sept. 23–25, 1963, lot 332; Purchased by James Biddle (1929–2005) and Louisa Copeland (Biddle) Duemling (b. 1936); By gift to The Andalusia Foundation, 1980; Deaccessioned by order of the Trustees of The Andalusia Foundation to benefit acquisitions, 2018; With James M. Kilvington (dealer, b. 1950). With Clark Pearce, Essex, MA, 2019; Purchased by Schrimshers, 2019.