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
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
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
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 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
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
