Eliphalet Chapin

Eliphalet Chapin (1741–1807) was a cabinetmaker and furniture maker in East Windsor, Connecticut in the late 18th century.

Probably as a result, in 1767 he moved to Philadelphia, a colonial center of fine furniture construction, to further study his craft.

In the 18th century, Philadelphia was one of the most important cities both before and after the American Revolution and was a center of style and culture.

[1] At age 30, he returned to Connecticut, building a home and workshop in East Windsor where he spent the rest of his life, operating his furniture making shop from 1771 through 1798.

The detail work on his furniture was also consistent and distinctive, with similar very highly detailed carvings on the ball and claw feet of his furniture, similar distinctive spiral rosettes, open fretwork, scrolled pediments, and other decorations.