Sideboard

Museum Object Number 1996.0018

Object Name

Sideboard

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Special Fund for Collection Objects

Creator (Role)

George Whitelock (Maker)

Place of Origin

Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1801-1810

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Center section, inside right cabinet door; "GEORGE WHITELOCK,/ CABINET AND CHAIR-MAKER,/ Next door above the TOWN-HALL, MARKET-STREET, WILMINGTON,/ Respectfully informs his friends and the public, that he carries on the above busi-/ nesses in all their various branches. As he is determined to employ only the best/ workmen, and make use of the best materials, he has no doubt of giving satisfaction/ to those who may favor him with their custom./ He intends keeping a stock of ready made FURNITURE on hand, so that per-/ sons wishing articles in his line may be supplied on the shortest notice."
2. Label; Center section, inside left cabinet door; "GEORGE WHITELOCK,/ CABINET AND CHAIR-MAKER,/ Next door above the TOWN-HALL, MARKET-STREET, WILMINGTON,/ Respectfully informs his friends and the public, that he carries on the above busi-/ nesses in all their various branches. As he is determined to employ only the best/ workmen, and make use of the best materials, he has no doubt of giving satisfaction/ to those who may favor him with their custom./ He intends keeping a stock of ready made FURNITURE on hand, so that per-/ sons wishing articles in his line may be supplied on the shortest notice."
3. Mark; Brasses; "HJ"

Materials

Mahogany; Mahogany veneer; Wood; Tulip poplar; Pine, white; Brass

Dimensions (inches)

40 (H) , 68.5 (L) , 24.5 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

101.6 (H) , 173.99 (L) , 62.23 (D)

Measurement Notes

OD is at center section.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Dorman, Charles G. 1960 Delaware cabinetmakers and allied artisans, 1655-1855.
• Published: p. 89
[Book] Waters, Deborah Dependahl. 1984 Delaware collections in the museum of the Historical Society of Delaware, no. 13.
• Published: p. 32
[Book] Waters, Deborah Dependahl & Dorman, Charles G. 1984 Plain and Ornamental: Delaware Furniture, 1740-1890, no. 36.
• Published: p. 47
[Journal] The Magazine Antiques.
• Publshed: May 1985, p. 1146