The Furniture of John Shearer, 1790-1820 by Davison Elizabeth A.;

Author:Davison, Elizabeth A.;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Published: 2012-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

Notes

1. For more information, see Chapter 3: Observations on John Shearer’s Work—Signature Elements.

2. For more information, see Chapter 3: Observations on John Shearer’s Work—Signature Elements.

3. There are two types of inlay—single-unit inlay and integrated. Single-unit inlay did not require a specialist. According to Steve Latta, a cabinetmaker from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and an expert on inlay of the Federal period, Shearer’s inlays were simple to create and he was probably self-taught. Steve Latta, conversation with the author, March 3, 2007. Brian Coe discusses other tools that can be used to cut out and ornament inlay in Appendix II: John Shearer’s Tool Kit, circa 1800–1806.

4. Case pieces with swags carved on the capitals of their engaged quarter columns are: January 1804 bureau table (catalog no. 8); the 1804 three-quarter-high chest of drawers (catalog no. 3); and the circa 1790–1805 desk (catalog no. 14). See also Chapter 3: Observations on John Shearer’s Work—Carving and Turning, Turning and Ornamenting Columns. The inlaid tie back is similar to one on the 1805 tall case clock hood (catalog no. 22).

5. The 1801 chest of drawers (catalog no. 1) has conventional top molding and base molding only under the blocking. For more information, see Chapter 3: Observations on John Shearer’s Work—Signature Elements, Creative Use of Top and Base Moldings.

6. Shearer not only made five three-drawer chests of drawers but also seven three-drawer desks. For more information on three-drawer case pieces, see Chapter 3: Observations on John Shearer’s Work—Influences, New England.

7. For more information, see Chapter 3: Observations on John Shearer’s Work— Signature Elements, Creative Use of Top and Base Molding. Case pieces with a portion of the cove mold removed include: the November 1809 Christina Kramer chest of drawers (catalog no. 6); the circa 1808–1814 Elizabeth Richards chest of drawers (catalog no. 7); the circa 1808–1810 Robert McFarland Presentation desk (catalog no. 16); the 1810 Samuel Luckett desk (included in catalog no. 16); the circa 1814–1815 Asia chest of drawers (not cataloged, whereabouts unknown; discussed in Chapter 2; see figure II.27); the circa 1808–1815 Britannia Rules chest of drawers (not cataloged, whereabouts unknown); the 1815 British Burned desk (included in catalog no. 17); the 1817 Alfred Belt desk (catalog no. 17); and the 1818 Order of the Thistle desk (catalog no. 18).

8. The other three are the circa 1790–1801 desk-on-stand (catalog no. 9); the November 1809 Christina Kramer chest of drawers (catalog no. 6); and the circa 1808–1810 Mr. and Mrs. Emely Dixon desk (catalog no. 15).

9. For more information on the use of linen to reinforce joints, see Chapter 3: Observations on John Shearer’s Work—Over-Construction.

10. For more information, see Chapter 3: Observations on John Shearer’s Work—Backboard Construction.

11. For more information, see Chapter 3: Observations on John Shearer’s Work—Drawer Construction and Support.

12. For more information, see Chapter 3: Observations on John Shearer’s Work—Over-Construction, Ogee Bracket and Claw and Ball Feet.

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