Press Images

Philadelphia
Side Chair, 1770-1771
mahogany
overall: 93.66 x 62.23 x 59.06 cm (36 7/8 x 24 1/2 x 23 1/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Attributed to John Townsend, Newport
Tea Table, 1760-1770
mahogany
overall: 70.17 x 86.36 x 53.66 cm (27 5/8 x 34 x 21 1/8 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Boston
Dressing Table, 1710-1730
cherry and maple; paint; gesso; brass
overall: 77.15 x 86.68 x 53.98 cm (30 3/8 x 34 1/8 x 21 1/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Boston
High Chest, 1735-1750
walnut with walnut veneer; gesso and gold leaf; brass
overall: 224.16 x 109.22 x 57.15 cm (88 1/4 x 43 x 22 1/2 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Newport
Bureau Table, 1760-1775
mahogany; brass
overall: 83.82 x 95.25 x 53.34 cm (33 x 37 1/2 x 21 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Providence
Chest-on-Chest, 1775-1785
mahogany; brass
overall: 220.35 x 105.41 x 55.25 cm (86 3/4 x 41 1/2 x 21 3/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Attributed to John Townsend
High Chest, 1765-1770
mahogany; brass
overall: 210.19 x 100.97 x 57.79 cm (82 3/4 x 39 3/4 x 22 3/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Philadelphia
High Chest, 1750-1765
mahogany and sabicu (a hardwood imported from the Bahamas); brass
overall: 239.71 x 111.13 x 61.28 cm (94 3/8 x 43 3/4 x 24 1/8 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Philadelphia
Desk and Bookcase, 1755-1765
mahogany; glass; brass
overall: 290.2 x 136.53 x 68.26 cm (114 1/4 x 53 3/4 x 26 7/8 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Philadelphia
Fire Screen, 1765-1775
mahogany; silk brocade
overall: 160.97 x 47.94 x 42.55 cm (63 3/8 x 18 7/8 x 16 3/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Boston or Salem, Massachusetts
Side Chair, 1790-1800
maple; paint
overall: 98.11 x 54.93 x 58.1 cm (38 5/8 x 21 5/8 x 22 7/8 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

New York
Armchair, 1785-1800
mahogany with light wood inlay
overall: 96.2 x 59.06 x 52.07 cm (37 7/8 x 23 1/4 x 20 1/2 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Philadelphia
Side Chair, 1810-1820
mahogany with mahogany and rosewood veneers and ebony inlay; brass
overall: 84.46 x 48.26 x 58.74 cm (33 1/4 x 19 x 23 1/8 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Attributed toJohn and Hugh Finlay
Grecian Couch, 1810-1830
walnut and cherry; paint; gold leaf
overall: 80.96 x 229.24 x 61.28 cm (31 7/8 x 90 1/4 x 24 1/8 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Signed and dated by Robert McGuffin
Card Table, 1807
satinwood with satinwood, mahogany, and rosewood veneers; brass
overall: 74.93 x 90.49 x 90.81 cm (29 1/2 x 35 5/8 x 35 3/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Made and labeled by John Seymour
Card Table, 1794
mahogany with mahogany and satinwood veneers and light wood inlay; white pine and maple
overall: 72.71 x 91.44 x 45.72 cm (28 5/8 x 36 x 18 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Attributed to John Seymour and Thomas Seymour, Boston
Gaming Table, 1798-1805
mahogany with satinwood veneer; brass; Moroccan leather; ivory; baize (a woven cloth)
overall: 77.15 x 75.88 x 50.17 cm (30 3/8 x 29 7/8 x 19 3/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Attributed to John Seymour & Thomas Seymour, Boston
Tambour Desk, 1793-1798
mahogany with mahogany, satinwood, and maple veneers; brass; ivory; paper; enamel on copper
overall: 106.05 x 95.57 x 71.76 cm (41 3/4 x 37 5/8 x 28 1/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Made and labeled by William Mills and Simeon Deming
Sideboard, 1793-1798
mahogany with mahogany, satinwood, and curly maple veneers and light wood inlay; brass
overall: 103.51 x 189.87 x 81.92 cm (40 3/4 x 74 3/4 x 32 1/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Philadelphia
Writing Table and Bookcase, 1815-1830
mahogany with ebony and mahogany veneer; brass; ormolu (gilded brass)
overall: 187.01 x 109.54 x 52.39 cm (73 5/8 x 43 1/8 x 20 5/8 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Movement by Lemuel Curtis, Concord, Massachusetts. Case and reverse painted glasses probably made in Boston
Girandole Clock, 1813-1820
mahogany veneer on white pine; glass; paint; gold leaf; brass; iron
overall: 114.3 x 30.48 cm (45 x 12 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

American China Manufactory
Pickle Stand, 1770-1772
soft-paste porcelain
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

American China Manufactory
Pickle Stand, 1770-1772
soft-paste porcelain
overall: 13.97 x 18.42 cm (5 1/2 x 7 1/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

New York
Clothes Press, 1790-1815
mahogany with mahogany ans sabicu veneer and light wood inlay
overall: 264.16 x 114.3 x 53.34 cm (104 x 45 x 21 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Attributed to Duncan Phyfe
Side Chair, 1815-1820
mahogany and ebony; brass; cane
overall: 78.74 x 44.45 x 40.64 cm (31 x 17 1/2 x 16 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Attributed to John and Hugh Finlay
Side Chair, 1815-1825
maple; paint; cane seat
overall: 87.63 x 52.39 x 56.52 cm (34 1/2 x 20 5/8 x 22 1/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Attributed to John and Hugh Finlay
Card Table, 1815-1825
mahogany; paint; gold leaf
overall: 71.12 x 91.44 cm (28 x 36 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Williamsburg
Tea Table, 1765-1775
mahogany
overall: 80.01 x 91.44 x 57.15 cm (31 1/2 x 36 x 22 1/2 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Boston
Side Chair, 1810-1825
mahogany with mahogany veneer
overall: 81.92 x 47.94 x 56.52 cm (32 1/4 x 18 7/8 x 22 1/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

New York
Settee, 1805-1815
mahogany
overall: 87.95 x 147 x 62.87 cm (34 5/8 x 57 7/8 x 24 3/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Charleston, South Carolina
Clothes Press, 1785-1800
mahogany with mahogany veneer and light wood inlay; brass
overall: 229.87 x 136.21 x 65.72 cm (90 1/2 x 53 5/8 x 25 7/8 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

American China Manufactory
Fruit Basket, 1770-1772
soft-paste porcelain
overall: 5.4 x 17.46 cm (2 1/8 x 6 7/8 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Paris
Portrait Vase (George Washington), 1815-1820
hard-paste porcelain
height: 26.99 cm (10 5/8 in.)base: 9.21 x 9.21 cm (3 5/8 x 3 5/8 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Manufactory of Matthew Boulton
Covered Urn, c. 1770
Blue John ( a semiprecious mineral mined in Derbyshire, England); ormolu
overall: 28.58 x 18.42 x 11.43 cm (11 1/4 x 7 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.)
George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Philadelphia
Looking Glass, 1740-1755
mahogany and white pine; gesso and gold leaf
overall: 170.18 x 66.68 cm (67 x 26 1/4 in.)
George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Jingdezhen, China
Covered Urn, 1790-1810
hard-paste porcelain
overall: 33.97 x 19.69 x 15.88 cm (13 3/8 x 7 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Philadelphia
Side Chair, 1740-1760
walnut
overall: 105.73 x 52.71 x 53.34 cm (41 5/8 x 20 3/4 x 21 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Philadelphia
Side Chair, 1770-1771
mahogany
overall: 93.66 x 62.23 x 59.06 cm (36 7/8 x 24 1/2 x 23 1/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Philadelphia
Side Chair, 1810-1820
mahogany with mahogany and rosewood veneers and ebony inlay; brass
overall: 84.46 x 48.26 x 58.74 cm (33 1/4 x 19 x 23 1/8 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Boston
Side Chair, 1810-1825
mahogany with mahogany veneer
overall: 81.92 x 47.94 x 56.52 cm (32 1/4 x 18 7/8 x 22 1/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Paris
Portrait Vase (John Adams), 1815-1820
hard-paste porcelain
height: 26.99 cm (10 5/8 in.)base: 9.21 x 9.21 cm (3 5/8 x 3 5/8 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Promised Gift of George M. and Linda H. Kaufman

Gilbert Stuart
George Washington (Vaughan-Sinclair portrait), 1795
oil on canvas
overall: 73.8 x 61.1 cm (29 1/16 x 24 1/16 in.)framed: 92.7 x 80 x 9.5 cm (36 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon Collection

Gilbert Stuart
John Randolph, 1804/1805
oil on canvas
overall: 73.6 x 61 cm (29 x 24 in.)framed: 89.5 x 76.8 x 7 cm (35 1/4 x 30 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon Collection

American 18th Century
Matilda Caroline Cruger, c. 1795
oil on canvas
overall: 91.7 x 71.6 cm (36 1/8 x 28 3/16 in.)framed: 123.2 x 102.2 x 7 cm (48 1/2 x 40 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon Collection

Gilbert Stuart
Ann Calvert Stuart Robinson (Mrs. William Robinson), c. 1804
oil on wood
overall: 71.8 x 57.5 cm (28 1/4 x 22 5/8 in.)framed: 94 x 80.7 cm (37 x 31 3/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon Collection

John Wollaston
Mary Walton Morris, 1749/1752
oil on canvas
overall: 76.3 x 63.5 cm (30 1/16 x 25 in.)framed: 94 x 81.3 x 7 cm (37 x 32 x 2 3/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon Collection

John Wollaston
A Gentleman of the Morris Family, 1749/1752
oil on canvas
overall: 76.4 x 63.4 cm (30 1/16 x 24 15/16 in.)framed: 94 x 81 x 7.6 cm (37 x 31 7/8 x 3 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon Collection

Gilbert Stuart
John Adams, c. 1800/1815
oil on canvas
overall: 73.7 x 61 cm (29 x 24 in.)framed: 97.5 x 84.5 x 10.8 cm (38 3/8 x 33 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mrs. Robert Homans

Gilbert Stuart
Abigail Smith Adams (Mrs. John Adams), 1800/1815
oil on canvas
overall: 73.4 x 59.7 cm (28 7/8 x 23 1/2 in.)framed: 97.5 x 84.8 x 10.8 cm (38 3/8 x 33 3/8 x 4 1/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mrs. Robert Homans

Gilbert Stuart
Mary Barry, 1803/1805
oil on canvas
overall: 74.3 x 61.6 cm (29 1/4 x 24 1/4 in.)framed: 95.2 x 82.5 x 8.8 cm (37 1/2 x 32 1/2 x 3 7/16 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Jean McGinley Draper