Philadelphia   Circa 1775
Primary Wood: Mahogany
Secondary Woods: Yellow Pine, Atlantic White Cedar
Height: 38 1/2 inches
Width: 23 inches
Depth: 18 inches
Reference: William H. Hornor, Blue Book of Philadelphia Furniture, plate 359. Another pair from the set pictured in Bernard & S. Dean Levy, Inc., Gallery Catalog VII, page 53.
Provenance: Hollingsworth and Humphreys Family, Philadelphia; probably made for Levi Hollingsworth of 16 Dock Street, Philadelphia. There is a bill of sale from Thomas Affleck of August 5, 1779, and these chairs may have been made at that time as well. Levi Hollingsworth to Rebecca Hollingsworth Humphreys, who married Andrew Humphreys, and in whose family the chairs descended.
$18,500
Inventory Number:Â Â 441
