1968.0772 Chest of Drawers View 1.0
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Chest of drawers (High chest)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Brewster Dayton (Artist)

  • Place of Origin:

    Stratford, Connecticut, Housatonic River Valley, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1784-1784

  • Materials:

    Sycamore; Cherry; Tulip poplar; Butternut

  • Museum Object Number:

    1968.0772


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Object Number

1968.0772

Object Name

Chest of drawers (High chest)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Brewster Dayton (Artist)-1796

Place of Origin

Stratford, Connecticut, Housatonic River Valley, United States, North America

Date

1784-1784

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Inside backboard; August 1784 Brewster Dayton made theese draws..."

Materials

Sycamore; Cherry; Tulip poplar; Butternut

Dimensions (inches)

86.75 (H) , 41.625 (W) , 21 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

220.345 (H) , 105.728 (W) , 53.34 (D)

Measurement Notes

OH to finial; OW and OD at feet. H (case) 82.25 in. (208.9 cm); W (cornice) 40 in. (101.6 cm); W (upper case) 37.125 in. (94.3 cm); W (lower case) 39.75 in. (101.0 cm); D (cornice) 20.75 in. (52.7 cm); D (upper case) 18.875 in. (48.9 cm); D (lower case) 20.375 in. (51.8 cm).

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
Published: cat. no. 166, pp. 323-26.
[Article] Cooke, Edward S. 01//1984 Craftsman-Client Relations in the Housatonic Valley, 1720-1800. Antiques. 125 (1)
Published: p. 275, fig. 4.
[Article] Cooke, Edward S. 1995 "The Social Economy of the Preindustrial Joiner in Western Connecticut". American Furniture. 1995: 113-144.
Published: fig. 13.