Artist/Maker

Krause, Johannes

Place Made

Date Made

1775-1795

Medium

walnut, poplar & yellow pine

Dimensions

HOA 81 1/4; WOA 54; DOA 23

Accession Number

C-465

Description

DESCRIPTION: A two-drawer cupboard made of walnut, poplar and yellow pine. Two wide doors below and three open shelves above. Overhanging top, and ornamental trim along the top.

Artist Biography

Attributed to Johannes Krause, joiner, watermaster. His parents were Johann Krause and Susanna Margaretha Dressel Krause. Born July 4, 1742 and died November 28, 1807. He was considered a master joiner in the Single Brothers Joinery; working dates are 1774-1796.

“Krause’s furniture has been identified in part by comparison with architectural works which he carried out in various buildings, and the hand of (Johann Jacob) Wohlfahrt, very likely, is seen in a number of pieces in the style of Krause but with differing detail of moldings and construction.” (Bivins & Welshimer, p.10) See Acc. no. 11 for another example of a desk by Krause.