Colonial Sense: Antiques: Furniture: Connecticut Furniture

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Connecticut Furniture

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Colonial Sense wants to bring to you a few examples of Early American Furniture from the Connecticut region. These sample were exhibited many years ago in Hartford, Connecticut.

Carved oak wainscot chair made by Nicholas Disbrowe, known as the Governor Winthrop chair, ca. 1660

Carved oak chest with two drawers made by Disbrowe , ca.1670-1680

Carved oak two drawer chest of drawers made by Disbrowe, ca. 1670-1680

Section of the largest gateleg table known, cherry, probably made in three pieces, ca. 1650

Connecticut Furniture - Painted chest with one drawer, This chest belonged to Esther, daughter of Captain Daniel Hand of East Guilford (now Madison), who married Wyllys Munger in 1787, ca. 1710-1720

Painted chest with one drawer, This chest belonged to Esther, daughter of Captain Daniel Hand of East Guilford (now Madison), who married Wyllys Munger in 1787, ca. 1710-1720

Connecticut Furniture - Cherry side wall cupboard on low frame, raise panelled door, cabriole legs, pad feet, stop fluted pilasters at side with rosette top, ca 1710-1720

Cherry side wall cupboard on low frame, raise panelled door, cabriole legs, pad feet, stop fluted pilasters at side with rosette top, ca 1710-1720

Connecticut Furniture - Cherry circular table on three straight turned legs, pad feet, with unusual feature of three drops between the legs, ca. 1710-1720

Cherry circular table on three straight turned legs, pad feet, with unusual feature of three drops between the legs, ca. 1710-1720

Walnut mirror with elaborate cut cresting, gold ornament, original glass, ca. 1750-1760

Connecticut Furniture - Cherry chest on chest, scroll top, dentil cornice, carved rosettes and handsomely carved base for urn shaped finials, raised carving on square drawer, quarter columns, curved bracket feet, Roberts type, ca. 1780-1790

Cherry chest on chest, scroll top, dentil cornice, carved rosettes and handsomely carved base for urn shaped finials, raised carving on square drawer, quarter columns, curved bracket feet, Roberts type, ca. 1780-1790

Cherry lowboy with shell carving at corners of top, center drawer curved, cabriole legs, ball and claw feet, ca. 1770-1780

Cherry tilt top tripod table, carved base and legs, ball and claw feet, genuine pie crust design, ca. 1760

Check back for additions to the Early American Furniture from Connecticut. We will also run several articles on these famed furniture makers.

Source: Research, photos & text by Bryan Wright

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