Window Bench
Datec. 1820 - 1825
MediumMaple or birch, cane, paint and stenciled gilt
Dimensions33 1/2 × 15 × 52 inches (85.1 × 38.1 × 132.1 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Margaret Gray Thomas.
Object numberOT1951.10
CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextThis pair of fancy-painted window benches is from a suite of high-style, ebonized and rosewood-grained mahogany and gilt stenciled furniture including six chairs and a marble-topped center table.
The furniture suite was purchased by the Owens family from a New York maker, probably for the house where it still resides. At the time of manufacture, oceangoing steamboats maintained regular commercial shipping and passenger routes from New York to coastal cities such as Savannah.
