?Figure 1  Wye House, Talbot County, Maryland, ca. 1787. (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 2  Circa 1896 photograph showing (left to right) Elizabeth Phoebe Key Howard, Charles Howard Lloyd, Joanna Leigh Lloyd, and Mary Lloyd Howard Lloyd.
Figure 3  Charles Willson Peale, The Edward Lloyd Family, Maryland, 1771. Oil on canvas. 48" x 57⁄÷™". (Courtesy, Winterthur Museum.)
Figure 4  Benjamin West, Richard Bennett Lloyd, London, ca. 1773. Oil on canvas. 36" x 28". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 5  Charles Willson Peale, The Family of John Cadwalader, Philadelphia, 1771. Oil on canvas. 51⁄÷™" x 41⁄÷¢". (Courtesy, Philadelphia Museum of Art.)
Figure 6  Upholstered armchair, England, ca. 1760. Walnut with beech. H. 37‹÷¢", W. 28⁄÷¢", D. 23". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 7  Tall clock case, probably Easton,
Maryland, ca. 1790. Walnut with tulip poplar, yellow pine, and oak. H. 91", W. 19", D. 10". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.) The movement is
by Daniel Quare and Stephen Horseman of
London and dates about 1715.
Figure 8  Salver by Jacob Marsh, London, 1754. Silver. H. 3⁄÷™", Diam. 28". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 9  Detail of the engraving on the salver illustrated in fig. 8.
Figure 10  Bread basket by John Wirgman,
London, 1754. Silver. H. 12⁄÷™", L. 13⁄÷™". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 11  Platter, Chinese export for the British market, 1755–1760. Porcelain. 18" x 15". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 12  Cannon, England, ca. 1720. Bronze, iron, steel, and wood. L. 26". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 13  Coat-of-arms of the Lloyd family, England, ca. 1785. Watercolor on paper. 12‹÷¢" x 15‹÷¢". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 14  Coat-of-arms of the Lloyd family, England, ca. 1785. Watercolor on paper. 9‹÷¢" x 7⁄÷™". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 15  Side chair attributed to the shop of Benjamin Randolph, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1769. Mahogany with white cedar. H. 36‹÷¢", W. 21‹÷¢" (seat), D. 17‡÷•" (seat). (Chipstone Foundation; photo, Hans Lorenz.)
Figure 16  Circa 1935 photograph showing part of the Wye House estate. The house, gardens, and greenhouse are oriented on a north-south axis.
Figure 17  Pier glasses, London, ca. 1755. Woods not identified. Left: H. 104" (not including appliqué), W. 41⁄÷™". Right: H. 104" (not including appliqué), W. 56‹÷¢". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 18  Detail of the appliqué and guilloche on the left pier glass illustrated in fig. 17.
Figure 19  “Moldings for Tabernacle Frames” illustrated on pl. 78 of Batty and Thomas Langley’s The Builder’s Jewell, or Youth’s Instructor (1741). (Courtesy, Winterthur Museum Library: Printed Book and Periodical Collection.)
Figure 20  Bedstead with foot posts dating 1755–1770. The mahogany posts are probably British, although similar examples were made in Philadelphia. The bed that the posts came from probably had a carved or molded cornice and elaborate curtains.
Figure 21  Design for a “Canopy Bed” with gothic posts illustrated on plate 30 in the first edition of Thomas Chippendale’s The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director (1754). (Courtesy, Winterthur Library: Printed Book and Periodical Collection.)
Figure 22  Chase-Lloyd House, Annapolis, Maryland, ca. 1773. Architect William Buckland was responsible for the interior and exterior design. He had previously worked on Mt. Airy, the home of Elizabeth Tayloe’s parents in Richmond County, Virginia.
Figure 23  “French chair,” London, ca. 1772. Beech with oak. H. 34⁄÷™", W. (seat) 24", D. 20" (seat). (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 24  Bureau bookcase, London, 1750– 1760. Mahogany with cedrella, oak, and an unidentified conifer. H. 101", W. 47", D. 24". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.) The gilding is
modern.
Figure 25  Bookstand, London, 1750–1760. Mahogany. H. 29", W. 24", D. 19". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 26  Detail showing one of the doors in the principal first floor room of the Chase-Lloyd House. The carving is attributed to Thomas Hall.

Figure 27  Design for a “Desk and Bookcase” illustrated on plate 78 in the first edition of Thomas Chippendale’s The Gentleman and
Cabinet-Maker’s Director (1754). (Courtesy,
Winterthur Museum Library: Printed Book and Periodical Collection.) This plate also illustrates leaves bound with ribbon as an optional frieze ornament on the left side. This motif, which occurs on the pier glasses ordered by Edward Lloyd III, was extremely popular in British
furniture and architectural carving.
Figure 28  Desk-and-bookcase, Annapolis, John Shaw (active 1771–1819), 1797. Mahogany and light wood inlays with yellow pine and tulip poplar. H. 98⁄÷™", W. 41⁄÷¢", D. 23⁄÷™". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.) The design of the pediment is based on plate 57 of Thomas Sheraton’s The Cabinetmaker and Upholsterer’s Drawing Book (1793).
Figure 29  Detail of the pediment of the desk-and-bookcase illustrated in fig. 28. (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 30  Card table, London, ca. 1772. Mahogany, satinwood and mahogany veneer, ebony and other unidentified inlays with beech and an unidentified soft wood. H. 29⁄÷™", W. 35‹÷¢", D. 16‹÷¢". This table is one of a pair remaining in Wye House. (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 31  Shaving table, probably Annapolis, Maryland, ca. 1777. Mahogany with tulip poplar and yellow pine. H. 29⁄÷¢", W. 19‹÷¢", D. 19‹÷¢". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 32  Writing table, probably Annapolis, Maryland, ca. 1773. Mahogany with tulip poplar and yellow pine. H. 33", W. 36", D. 17⁄÷™". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 33  Desk, Eastern Shore or Annapolis vicinity of Maryland, 1765–1780. Walnut with
yellow pine. H. 38", W. 35⁄÷™", D. 18⁄÷™". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 34  Side chair, England, ca. 1792. Mahogany with beech. H. 35⁄÷™", W. 21", D. 19". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.) During the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, Baltimore chair makers produced their own version of this splat design. Imported chairs like those ordered by Edward Lloyd IV probably influenced local production.
Figure 35  Side chair by Potthast Bros., Baltimore, Maryland, ca. 1917. Mahogany. H. 40", W. 24", D. 19". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 36  Armchair, England, ca. 1795,
modified by J. W. Berry & Sons of Baltimore, Maryland, ca. 1920. Mahogany. H. 37⁄÷™", W. 22", D. 20". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 37  Silver and glass plateau by William Pitts and Joseph Preedy with alabaster figures, London, 1792–1793. (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.) The three sections shown here are 52" long. With the two missing sections in place, the plateau measures 89⁄÷™".
Figure 38  Chest of drawers, England, ca. 1790. Mahogany and light wood inlay with oak and an unidentified soft wood. H. 35", W. 37", D. 22". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 39  John and Josiah Boydell, Richard III Act V Scene II, London ca. 1792. Etching and engraving on wove paper. Frame dimensions: 22⁄÷™" x 30⁄÷™". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 40  Detail
of the back of the print illustrated in fig. 39 . The inscription indicates that the print was part
of a shipment to Edward Lloyd IV.
Figure 41  Balls for lawn bowling, England, 1785–1800. (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 42  View of the graveyard at Wye. (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 43  View of the graveyard at Wye. (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 44  Greenhouse at Wye, Talbot County, Maryland, 1740s and 1786. (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 45  Billiard table by John Shaw,
Annapolis, Maryland, ca. 1800. Mahogany and light and dark inlays with tulip poplar and yellow pine. H. 38", L. 139⁄÷™", W. 72‹÷¢". (Courtesy, Winterthur Museum.)
Figure 46  Jonathan Fairbanks after Charles Willson Peale, The Edward Lloyd Family, 1959.
Oil on canvas. 43‹÷¢" x 52". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 47  John Beale Bordley (1800–1882), Governor Edward Lloyd V, Maryland, 1828. Oil on canvas. 28‹÷¢" x 23‹÷¢". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 48  Secretary, Baltimore, Maryland, 1790–1800. Mahogany and light and dark wood inlays with yellow pine, tulip poplar, and white pine. H. 43", W. 42", D. 22". (Photo, Gavin
Ashworth.)
Figure 49  Clothes press, probably by James Martin, Baltimore, Maryland, 1797. Mahogany with tulip poplar and white pine. H. 82⁄÷™", W. 53‹÷¢", D. 24". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 50  Card table, Baltimore, Maryland, 1790–1800. Mahogany and light and dark wood inlays with white pine, oak, and yellow pine. H. 31⁄÷™", W. 42⁄÷™" D. 21" (closed). (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 51  Card table, Baltimore Maryland, 1790–1800. Mahogany and light and dark wood inlays with white pine, oak, and tulip poplar. H. 29⁄÷™", W. 36", D. 18" (closed). (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.) One of the inlay woods is Botany Bay oak, an exotic from Australia.
Figure 52  Armchair attributed to William Singleton (active 1790–1803), Baltimore, Maryland, ca. 1800. Mahogany and light wood inlays with tulip poplar, ash, and maple. H. 38", W. 21", D. 19". (Courtesy, Colonial Williamsburg
Foundation.)
Figure 53  Card table with decoration attributed to John and Hugh Finley, Baltimore, Maryland, 1808–1815. Tulip poplar with oak, white pine, and maple. H. 28‹÷¢", W. 36", D. 18". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 54  Cornice by John and Hugh Finley, Baltimore, Maryland, 1828. Tulip poplar. H. 8", L. 59". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.) The festoon is missing.
Figure 55  End of a three-part dining table attributed to Edward Priestley (active 1801–1837), Baltimore, Maryland, ca. 1812. Mahogany with tulip poplar and oak. H. 28⁄÷™", W. 56‹÷¢", L. 164" (with all sections assembled). (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 56  Sofa attributed to Edward Priestley, Baltimore, Maryland, ca. 1812. Mahogany with tulip poplar. H. 35", W. 96", D. 24⁄÷¢". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 57  Card table attributed to Edward Priestley, Baltimore, Maryland, ca. 1812. Mahogany with white pine, tulip poplar, oak, and beech. H. 28‹÷¢", W. 36", D. 17⁄÷™". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 58  Circa 1915 photograph showing a sideboard attributed to Edward Priestley, Baltimore, Maryland, 1810–1815. (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 59  Pair of knife vases, England, ca. 1800. Mahogany with oak and an unidentified conifer. H. 29", Diam. 12⁄÷™". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 60  Writing table attributed to Edward Priestley, Baltimore, Maryland, 1810–1815. Mahogany with tulip poplar and white pine;
blue baize writing surface. H. 36", W. 36", D. 17‹÷¢". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 61  Section of handrailing by Edward Priestley, Baltimore, Maryland, 1826. Mahogany. (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 62  Chamber table, Baltimore, Maryland, ca. 1825. Mahogany with cedrella, white pine, and tulip poplar. H. 33", W. 26", D. 22". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 63  Mantle clock, France, 1810–1820. Bronze, brass, steel, glass, enamel, and silk. H. 14⁄÷™", W. 11", D. 4‹÷¢". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 64  Chest of drawers, Baltimore, Maryland, 1795–1810. Mahogany with tulip poplar and white pine. H. 39⁄÷¢", W. 39⁄÷™", D. 21⁄÷¢". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.) This chest is one of four that remain in Wye House.
Figure 65  Sideboard table and liquor case by Edward Priestley, Baltimore, Maryland, 1827. Sideboard table: Mahogany with tulip poplar and white pine; Pennsylvania clouded limestone. H. 42‹÷¢", W. 62", D. 26‹÷¢". Liquor case: Mahogany with tulip poplar and white pine. H. 20⁄÷¢", W. 26⁄÷™", D. 17⁄÷™". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.) Carved heads like those on the table are illustrated on plate 57 of Thomas Hope’s Household Furniture and Interior Decoration (1807).
Figure 66  Wardrobe, Baltimore, Maryland, 1825–1835. Mahogany with white pine and tulip poplar. H. 82", W. 54", D. 23⁄÷™". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 67  Wardrobe, Baltimore, Maryland, ca. 1825. Mahogany with white pine and tulip poplar. H. 80", W. 80", D. 20". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 68  Wardrobe, Baltimore, Maryland, 1835–1845. Mahogany and rosewood inlay with white pine and tulip poplar. H. 86‹÷¢", W. 57", D. 21⁄÷™". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 69  Wardrobe, Baltimore, Maryland, 1835–1845. Mahogany with white pine, tulip poplar, and white cedar. H. 84⁄÷™", W. 66⁄÷¢", D. 21". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 70  Armoire, probably New Orleans, Louisiana, ca. 1825. Mahogany with cypress, tulip poplar, and white pine. H. 90⁄÷™", W. 56⁄÷™", D. 21‹÷¢". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 71  Side chair, possibly by Tweed & Bonnell, New York, 1835–1840. Mahogany. H. 34", W. 18⁄÷™", D. 18⁄÷™". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 72  Sideboard table, Baltimore, Maryland, 1825–1835. Mahogany with tulip poplar,
oak, and white pine; marble. H. 40", W. 56", D. 24‹÷¢". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 73  Rocking chair, probably Talbot County, Maryland, 1830–1840. Maple with oak. H. 46", W. 28⁄÷™", D. 33". (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 74  View of the north side of Wye House. (Photo, Gavin Ashworth.)
Figure 75  Detail of the left arm of the rocking chair illustrated in fig. 73.
Figure 76  Detail of the right arm of the rocking chair illustrated in fig. 73.
Figure 77  Bedroom suite, Hart, Ware & Co., probably Baltimore, ca. 1855. (Photo, Gavin
Ashworth.) Hart, Ware & Co. maintained warehouses in Philadelphia from 1852 to 1854 and in Baltimore from 1855 to 1859. The suite has painted decoration in imitation of mother-of-pearl.