Duncan Phyfe
Duncan Phyfe (1768 – 16 August 1854) was one of nineteenth-century America's leading cabinetmakers.
Duncan Phyfe | |
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| Born | Duncan Fife 1768 Abernethy and Kincardine, Scotland |
| Died | 16 August 1854 New York City, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Cabinetmaker, businessman |
| Years active | 1792–1847 (55 years as an independent cabinetmaker) |
| Spouse | Rachel Louzada (ca. 1781-1851) |
| Children | Michael (1794-1836)
Mary (1795-1870) William (1799-ca. 1802) Eliza (1801-1890) William (1803-1875) Edward (1808-1887) James (presumably dead by 1814) Isabella (ca. 1814-1841) James Duncan (1814-1887) |
Although he did not create a new furniture style, he interpreted fashionable European trends in a manner so distinguished and particular that he became a major spokesman for Neoclassicism in the United States, influencing a whole generation of American cabinetmakers.
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