Walter MacBride, New York cabinetmaker
Active in New York City from circa 1792 to 1799, Walter MacBride produced “a substantial number of Windsors, primarily braced bow-back side chairs and braced continuous-arm chairs, all of which were branded,” according to William C. Ketchum, Jr., in American Cabinetmakers: Marked American Furniture, 1640-1940.
Ketchum notes that MacBride worked at various locations in Manhattan. His mark, however, is believed to have remained the same, “W MACBRIDE/N.YORK”. That mark is illustrated on page 273 of The Windsor Style in America, Volumes I and II by Charles Santore.