The John Brown Federal Mahogany Basin StandNewport, Rhode Island, c.1790.
As written in Wendy Copper's “The Furniture and Furnishings of John Brown, Merchant of
Providence, 1736-1803,†University of Delaware, Master’s Thesis, "The Design of this stand is very similar to Plate 84 of the 1789 edition of Hepplewhite's 'The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide.' The major difference in the Brown bason stand from Hepplewhite's Plate 84 is that the upper portion does not have shaped sides, and the top is not pierced to accommodate a bason and soap dishes."
Together with a Federal Mahogany Commode Chair, American, 18th/19th C.
Provenance: Washstand; John Brown (1736-1803), Providence, Rhode Island;
To his daughter, Sarah Brown Herreshoff (1773-1846);
To her son Charles Frederick Herreshoff (1809-1888);
Thus by descent in the Herreshoff Family line.
Literature: Wendy Ann Cooper, “The Furniture and Furnishings of John Brown, Merchant of
Providence, 1736-1803,†University of Delaware, Master’s Thesis, 1971, pp. 61 and 64,
fig. 32.
Chair crest 38 in. (96.5 cm.), Stand 31 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (80 x 39.4 x 39.4 cm.)
Condition
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