35 results for: Denny, Arthur
Slat back side chair made by Henry Van Asselt for the Maple family, 1870s
Henry Van Asselt settled in the Seattle area in 1851, intending to make his living through agriculture. When his first homestead was burned in the Battle of Seattle of 1856, he left the area for the Willamette Valley of Oregon, where he polished his cabinet-making skills. He opened up a cabinet shop upon his return to Seattle, and his furniture…
ID Number:1988.34.1
Date:Circa 1870
Table made by Henry Van Asselt for Thomas Mercer, ca. 1860s
Henry Van Asselt settled in the Seattle area in 1851, intending to make his living through agriculture. When his first homestead was burned in the Battle of Seattle of 1856, he left the area for the Willamette Valley of Oregon, where he polished his cabinet-making skills. He opened up a cabinet shop upon his return to Seattle, and his furniture…
ID Number:1993.76.2
Date:Circa 1860
Desk used at Arthur Denny's post office, 1850-1860
This desk, made locally by an unknown cabinetmaker, was used in the first Seattle post office run by Postmaster Arthur A. Denny in his cabin from 1852-1853.
ID Number:2009.59.1
Date:Circa 1850-1860
Shotgun owned by Henry Van Asselt, ca. 1870-1880
Henry Van Asselt was an early white settler to this area in 1851. Although Henry Van Asselt originally intended to make his living in King County through agriculture, his first homestead was burned in the Battle of Seattle of 1856, prompting him to leave the area for the Willamette Valley of Oregon. While in Oregon, he polished his cabinet-making skills.…
ID Number:2017.27.2
Date:1870-1880
Dropleaf maple table made by Henry Van Asselt, ca. 1860s
Henry Van Asselt settled in the Seattle area in 1851 intending to make his living through agriculture. He later opened up a cabinet shop and his furniture was under demand by Seattle pioneers. Van Asselt made this kitchen table for Arthur Denny's first home in Seattle.
ID Number:2018.12.2
Date:Circa 1860