1954.0522 High chest (view 2)
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Chest of drawers (High chest)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    William Parkman (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1730-1750

  • Materials:

    Walnut, black; Wood; Pine, Eastern white; Brass

  • Museum Object Number:

    1954.0522


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1954.0522

Object Name

Chest of drawers (High chest)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

William Parkman (Maker)

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1730-1750

Materials

Walnut, black; Wood; Pine, Eastern white; Brass

Dimensions (inches)

86.125 (H) , 43.5 (W) , 23.125 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

218.757 (H) , 110.49 (W) , 58.738 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD at knees.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
Published in cat. no. 304, p. 433.
[Book] Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
Published: no. 190.
[Book] Cantor, Jay E. 1985 Winterthur.
Published: p. 148.
[Book] Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
Published: cat. no. 222, pp. 484-87.