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| Nom de l'objet : | table |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | Furnishings |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | Furniture |
| Matériaux : | pine and oak ? |
| Numéro d'accession : | 2002.11 |
| Date de fin de production : | c. 1850 |
| Commentaires : | A well-used early harvest table with turned legs. This table has a pine top made of wide boards, and the base may be oak. Found in the Anthony Flower house, this table may have been built by Anthony Flower (1792-1875). It is also possible that this table was built by a local carpenter, though there is a lack of documentation needed to attribute various furniture pieces to their Queens County makers. One of the first persons known to have made furniture in Queens County was Reuben Chase, who was originally a carpenter serving with the New York Dragoons.(1) Anthony Flower, who is taking his place as one of Canada's preeminent pre-confederation painters, was born to Cornelius Flower (1760-1828) and Margaret Nicholson Flower (no date) on 4 March 1792 in the Ratcliff-Wapping area of Middlesex County, a part of London, England near the River Thames. Anthony Flower had two sisters, Mary and Martha, and several half-siblings who were born to Eliza Ann Ball Flower, Cornelius Flower's second wife whom he married after the death of his wife Margaret. In 1808, Cornelius Flower moved his family to Little Heath Great Farm in Hertfordshire, England, near the village of Berkhamsted. Anthony Flower lived with his family at Little Heath Great Farm until immigrating to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada in 1817 aboard his father's ship, the Trent. By 1818, Anthony Flower had bought from John Clark a 200 acre plot of land on the shores of the Washademoak Lake in MacDonald's Corner, New Brunswick. On this land, Flower built his frame house, which is now the Anthony Flower House Museum in Cambridge-Narrows, New Brunswick, and developed his homestead. He married Mary Green Flower (1794-1867) on 4 July 1820, and together they raised four children: Cornelius (1822-1890), Margaret (1825-1894), James (1829-1918), and Mary (1835-1922). Anthony Flower lived, farmed, and painted at MacDonald's Corner until his death on 9 December 1875, and he is buried with his wife Mary in the MacDonald's Corner Baptist Church Cemetery. Their house and land remained in the possession of their descendants until 2002 when the contents, including many paintings, were put up for auction. The house was then acquired by the Queens County Historical Society. There is no evidence to suggest that Anthony Flower ever sold a painting, and most Flower paintings have been found in the possession of Anthony Flower's descendants or in the possession of the descendants of Flower's friends and relatives. 1. Ryder, Huia G. Antique Furniture by New Brunswick Craftsmen. The Ryerson Press: Toronto, 1973. p 119. |
| Longueur : | 190.2 |
| Largeur : | 90.4 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Gagetown |
| Province de l'établissement : | New Brunswick |
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