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table
table article of furniture employed for household or ecclesiastical purposes. Elaborately decorated tables of wood or metal were known in ancient Egypt and Assyria, and the Greeks used small tables of low construction to be placed beside a couch. During the Roman Empire massive rectangular pieces w... Read more
furniture
furniture properly such movables as chairs, tables, and beds; it is extended to include draperies, rugs, mirrors, lamps, and other furnishings. In its gradual evolution from periods of earliest civilization, the history of furniture parallels the progress of culture. Furniture has been made in a gr... Read more
American art
American art the art of the North American colonies and of the United States. There are separate articles on American architecture , North American Native art , pre-Columbian art and architecture , Mexican art and architecture , Spanish colonial art and architecture , and Canadian art and arc... Read more
Macbeth
Macbeth , d. 1057, king of Scotland (1040-57). He succeeded his father as governor of the province of Moray c.1031 and was a military commander for Duncan I. In 1040 he killed Duncan in battle and seized the throne. Possibly of royal descent himself, he acquired a direct claim to the throne through ... Read more
Macbeth
Macbeth , d. 1057, king of Scotland (1040-57). He succeeded his father as governor of the province of Moray c.1031 and was a military commander for Duncan I. In 1040 he killed Duncan in battle and seized the throne. Possibly of royal descent himself, he acquired a direct claim to the throne through ... Read more
Cawdor
Cawdor , village, Highland, NE Scotland, SW of Nairn. Cawdor Castle, the earliest remaining piece dating from 1454, was represented by Shakespeare , following tradition, as the scene of the slaying (1040) of Duncan by Macbeth . ... Read more
Henry Duncan Graham Crerar
Henry Duncan Graham Crerar , 1888-1965, Canadian general in World War II. He fought in World War I and later headed the Royal Military College. In 1940 he was made chief of the Canadian general staff. In 1941 he was given command of the Canadian 2d Division Overseas; in 1944 he became commander of t... Read more
Iain Duncan Smith
Iain Duncan Smith 1954-, British politician, leader (2001-3) of the Conservative party , b. Edinburgh. Educated at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, he served in the Scots Guards from 1975 to 1981, leaving the army for a series of business positions, mainly in the defense industry and publish... Read more
Glamis
Glamis , village, Angus, E Scotland. King Malcolm II died (1034) nearby, and a sculptured cross in the village is known as King Malcolm's Gravestone. Macbeth was thane of Glamis, and the castle, seat of the earl of Strathmore, is erroneously claimed to be the scene of Duncan's murder in Shakespear... Read more
Nairn
Nairn , town (1991 pop. 7,721), Highland, N Scotland, at the mouth of the Nairn River on Moray Firth. It is a tourist resort and fishing harbor. Other industries include dairy and crop farming and whiskey distilling. Granite is quarried. Cawdor Castle, the legendary scene of the murder of Duncan b... Read more

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Duncan Phyfe
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Duncan Phyfe Duncan Phyfe (1768-1854), Scottish-born American cabinetmaker, was one of the best-known and finest furniture makers in the United States. Duncan Phyfe was born at Loch Fannich. He probably served an apprenticeship as a...
American art
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...models, although in furniture some variations appeared in the work of talented artisans such as Samuel McIntire and Duncan Phyfe . In the first half of the 18th cent. a growing demand for portrait painting attracted such artists as John Smibert...

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Duncan Phyfe: Pure artistry
Magazine article from: Antiques & Collecting Magazine; 1/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...collectors and non-antiques buffs as Duncan Phyfe (1768-1854). In fact, his...tasteful decorations. In addition, Duncan Phyfe was attuned to the fashion of the...and the waterleaf were typical of Duncan Phyfe's artistry. He was known for...
What's in a name? Duncan Phyfe is arguably the best-known, most admired, influential and widely copied American cabinetmaker. Here's the rest of the story.(FURNITURE)
Magazine article from: Antiques Roadshow Insider; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...experts, New York furniture maker Duncan Phyfe is at the head of that short list. Teen-aged Duncan Fife (as the family originally...the odds of finding an authentic Duncan Phyfe chair, sofa, or table at a garage...
Duncan Phyfe, revisitus.
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 1/1/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...fronts of the shop and warehouse of Duncan Phyfe, a man whose name, more than...remain matters of speculation. Duncan Phyfe was born in Scotland in 1768 and...published Furniture Masterpieces of Duncan Phyfe, the first monograph on an American...
Chair is no Duncan Phyfe
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 12/23/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...even in the proverbial ball park. Duncan Phyfe was born in Lock Fannich, Scotland...literally sick of going to see "Duncan Phyfe" tables that turn out to be from...has nothing whatever to do with Duncan Phyfe, and is a chair that is based...
Chair not from Duncan (or Barney) Phyfe
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 12/11/2005; ; 673 words ; ...the celebrated furniture maker Duncan Phyfe. He was born in Scotland in 1768...literally sick of going to see "Duncan Phyfe" tables that turn out to be from...has nothing whatever to do with Duncan Phyfe, and is a chair that is based...
An important rosewood and cast-iron gueridon attributed to Duncan Phyfe and Sons.
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 5/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...Fig. 1), linking the table to Duncan Phyfe, one of New York City's preeminent...dating, for the firm was known as Duncan Phyfe and Sons only between 1837 and...Michael (d.c. 1840) and James Duncan Phyfe (b. 1797) were in business with...
R.T.H. Halsey: American Wing founder and champion of Duncan Phyfe.(New York Metropolitan Museum, American Wing)
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 1/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...showing of furniture by Duncan Phyfe, the New York cabinet...City, especially from the Phyfe school, as well as from...he felt that my American Phyfe and Sheraton was of a higher...Halsey's fascination with Duncan P
Duncan Phyfe sofa, $25,875, Carlsen
Magazine article from: Antiques & Collecting Magazine; 11/1/2004; ; 286 words ; A Federal sofa attributed to Duncan Phyfe, with gilded paw feet and relief carved crest (shown), sold for $25,875 at a mid-summer antiques auction held by Carlsen...
Sofa table wasn't made by Phyfe.(New in Homes)
Newspaper article from: The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario); 3/7/2009; 527 words ; ...1929. His aunt feels it may be a Duncan Phyfe, but we're not sure. We know...Scottish-born master cabinet maker Duncan Phyfe. If it did, it would have much...detail. It does, however, have Duncan Phyfe-ish characteristics, such as...
"In the style of--".(A CLOSER LOOK)(Ernest Hagen)
Magazine article from: Antiques Roadshow Insider; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...sincerest form of flattery, then Duncan Phyfe is the most flattered furniture...interpretations of Federal designs, both Phyfe's and his competitors', were...catalog, for example, offered a "Duncan Phyfe Adaptation" dining room set...