Best Traditional Design - for reproduction of a Philadelphia Side Chair - 2021 Northern Woods Show
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Cartouche Award 2020 - Presented by the SAPFM for life time achievement in Period Furniture.
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Best Traditional Design - for reproduction of a Philadelphia Tip & Turn Tea Table - 2019 Northern Woods Show
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Best Carving - for reproduction of a Tall Case Clock - 2018 Northern Woods Show
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Best Handwork & Peer Award - for reproduction of a Chippendale Dressing Table - 2017 Northern Woods Show
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Best Handwork - for reproduction of a John Goddard Tea Table - 2015 Northern Woods Show
This is a reproduction of a walnut Philadelphia side chair from the Winterthur Museum.   The maker is unknown and the original dates from 1740 - 1750.
Joseph Downs said of this chair, "The concaved front rail, embellished with a shell, was employed only for the finest Philadelphia chairs of this style."