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Sideboard

Thomas Seymour (American (born in England), 1771–1848)
John Seymour (American (born in England), 1738–1818)
1800–12
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueMahogany, bird's eye maple veneer, birch, chestnut, eastern white pine, soft maple, cut-glass and brass pulls
DimensionsOverall: 114.3 x 171.5 x 73.3 cm (45 x 67 1/2 x 28 7/8 in.)
Credit LineThe M. and M. Karolik Collection of Eighteenth-Century American Arts
Accession number39.160
On View
On view
ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
Description
American sideboards featuring a serpentine front and a stepped-back upper tier of drawers are derived from Scottish examples. While the Seymours occasionally made furniture in this form (a slightly larger example is also on view in this gallery), no other Boston cabinetmaking shop seems to have produced them. The sideboard is one of several Seymour pieces that descended in the Amory family.
ProvenanceAmory family of Boston; acquired for "The M. & M. Karolik Collection of Eighteenth-Century American Arts" (Accession Date January 12, 1939)
Commode
Thomas Seymour
1809
Sideboard
Thomas Seymour
about 1805
Restricted: For reference only
Herter Brothers
about 1880
Right half of cornice section on top, from rear
Thomas Seymour
1806–10
Restricted: For reference only
about 1790–1810
Desk and bookcase
Anthony G. Quervelle
about 1830
Console table
Thomas Seymour
1804–09
Console table
Thomas Seymour
1804–09
Card table (one of a pair)
Thomas Seymour
1808–15