Henry Titus Shipman, Coxsackie, New York
The maker likely learned the chairmaking trade from his uncle William Shipman of Saybrook and Middletown Connecticut hence the distinctive Connecticut features such as the high back with eared crest. Henry Shipman expressed his own ideas, especially the urn turned leges inspired by high style New York work; obviously after Duncan Phyfe’s mahogany armchair featuring urn-turned arm-support-posts.
Item Date: 1805-1810
Measurement: Height: 45.75"; Seat Height: 17.5"; Width: 26.5"; Depth: 17.5"
Material: Pine, maple, and ash
Item Condition: Very good condition, very old, black-painted surface; an outermost section of left proper handhold is missing – worn smooth and displaying congruent color and patina. The chair displays well.
Literature: See American Windsor Chairs by Nancy Goyne Evans, pages 206, figure 5-24 to view an identical chair displaying closely related nomenclature. Also, page 392 where the author discusses William Shipman’s wanderings in Western Massachusetts and stylistic approach to his chairmaking and how it relates to nephew Henry Shipman’s work.
Price: $4,250
SKU 1542-2
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