Object Number 2001.0047

Object Name

Bottle case (Bottle chest)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase and gift of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Donnell, Mr. and Mrs. P. Coleman Townsend, Miss Milly McGehee, and Mr. and Mrs. Carl M. Lindberg.

Place of Origin

Northampton, North Carolina, South, United States, North America

Origin Notes

John Bivins attributed this bottle case to Thomas Sharrock (c.1741-c.1802), Roanoke River basin, North Carolina.; The square cabriole legs and finely cut dovetailed drawer joints suggest the craftsman who made this piece may have been trained in Newport, Rhode Island, or may have been influenced by Newport pieces shipped to North Carolina (taken from Recent Acquisitions gallery label, 5/04)

Date

1755-1770

Materials

Walnut, black; Pine, yellow; Brass

Dimensions (inches)

37.5 (H) , 17 (L) , 32 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

95.25 (H) , 43.18 (L) , 81.28 (W)

Measurement Notes

OW at knees, OD at knees.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] McPherson, Anne. 2004 Southern Bottle Cases. Antiques. (August): 78-82.
• Published: pl.IV, pp.78 and 80.