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<p>[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 2873338, member: 5066"]No problem, happy to assist in providing some info. I only know about Devon (Devonshire) England because Thomas Dennis & William Searle apprenticed there as joiners before immigrating to America in the 17th century.</p><p>They were both joiners & master carvers however, Searle died in 1667 at age 33. Dennis was the executor of his estate and after Searle’s death he moved to Ipswich from Boston, took over his joinery trade (including tools, which makes it even harder to distinguish between their work) – and a year later he married Searle’s widow, Grace. Searle and Dennis are considered to be the foremost 17th century joiners in the English colonies of America – quite a distinction for the town of Ipswich Mass.</p><p>A couple examples of their work</p><p><br /></p><p>Thomas Dennis carved chest, notice the top rail carving</p><p>click to enlarge</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]284440[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>William Searle</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]284441[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 2873338, member: 5066"]No problem, happy to assist in providing some info. I only know about Devon (Devonshire) England because Thomas Dennis & William Searle apprenticed there as joiners before immigrating to America in the 17th century. They were both joiners & master carvers however, Searle died in 1667 at age 33. Dennis was the executor of his estate and after Searle’s death he moved to Ipswich from Boston, took over his joinery trade (including tools, which makes it even harder to distinguish between their work) – and a year later he married Searle’s widow, Grace. Searle and Dennis are considered to be the foremost 17th century joiners in the English colonies of America – quite a distinction for the town of Ipswich Mass. A couple examples of their work Thomas Dennis carved chest, notice the top rail carving click to enlarge [ATTACH=full]284440[/ATTACH] William Searle [ATTACH=full]284441[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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