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Catalog Number |
2011.01.49 |
Object Name |
Chair |
Date |
c1865 |
Features |
Painted black "horse collar" chair, continuous arm with low cresting terminating in round ends. There are eight turned spindles, 15cm apart making up the back of the chair. The legs are splayed and turned; ending in small ball feet; legs braced with a wide box stretcher two at the sides and one at the front and back. Underside is unfinished and is marked with John Gibbard's signature "J. GIBBARD MAKER NAPANEE 1865" |
Object Story |
John Gibbard (1813-1908) moved to Napanee in 1836 where his work included installing windows and doors for John Benson. By 1860 he had leased a mill from William Bartels where he manufactured doors, coffins, as well as various pieces of furniture. In 1863 Napanee became the County Seat. This chair was part of a set made by John Gibbard for the Napanee Town Hall. John Gibbard would serve on the Napanee Town Council; his son William Thomas Gibbard would become the Mayor of Napanee in 1915. John Gibbard is the founder of Gibbard Furniture, at one point called Gibbard & Son, when William Thomas Gibbard joined the business. Windsor armchairs were popular for early institutional settings, well suited to the demands of a working piece of furniture, well proportioned and durable. |
People |
Gibbard, John Gibbard, William Thomas Benson, John Bartels, Willaim |
Subjects |
Furnishings Furniture industry Furniture Municipal officials Municipal buildings Municipal government Town halls |
Search Terms |
Napanee Napanee Town Council Napanee, Town Council Napanee, Town Hall Napanee, Town Hall, interior Gibbard Furniture Gibbard Gibbard's Furniture Gibbards |