Thomas Affleck

Thomas Affleck

Thomas Affleck (1745, Aberdeen, Escocia - 1795, Filadelfia, Pensilvania) fue un ebanista estadounidense de origen escocés.

Capacitado en Inglaterra, emigró a Filadelfia donde produjo muebles excepcionales del estilo Chippendale para el gobernador John Penn y otros importantes ciudadanos. También elaboró mobiliario con patas al estilo Marlborough; rectas, ranuradas y con pie de base, siendo los adornados tallados, característica de su trabajo.


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