Chest of drawers

Museum Object Number 1951.0025

Object Name

Chest of drawers

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

George Stedman (Maker)

Creator Notes

Married Mary Huntington 7/18/1822 in Shaftsbury, Vermont. They lived in Rome, New York. She died 9/2/1826 Second marriage Harriet Huntington, cousn of Mary, on 10/24/1836. She died 1/3/1838 in Rome, New York. From Maine Antiques Digest, March 1986

Date of Birth

10/17/1795

Place of Origin

Norwich, Vermont, New England, United States, North America

Date

1816-1822

Materials

Cherry; Mahogany veneer; Cherry veneer; Pine, white

Dimensions (inches)

34.875 (H) , 41.75 (W) , 20.125 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

88.583 (H) , 106.045 (W) , 51.118 (D)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• no. 147
[Article] Zea, Philip. 1995 "Diversity and Regionalism in Rural New England Furniture". American Furniture. 1995: 69-112.
• fig. 28