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Revolving Desk Chair
Maker: Thomas Burling
Mahogany, mahogany veneer, white oak, iron , metal ...
Thomas Burling
Revolving Desk Chair
Maker: Thomas Burling
Mahogany, mahogany veneer, white oak, iron , metal ...
Revolving Desk Chair Maker: Thomas Burling Mahogany, mahogany veneer, white oak, iron , metal, bone, leather, brass 1790

Thomas Burling

American, 1747 - 1831
BiographyAccording to his newspaper ads, Burling apprenticed with New York cabinetmaker Samuel Prince. Burling then worked, and later operated a ware-room, at the Sign of the Chair on Beekman Street (also called Chapel Street) from 1775-1791, when he went into partnership with his son, Samuel, as Thomas Burling & Son. Thomas retired in 1802, and the business was taken over by his two sons, Samuel & William Burling.
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