Furniture
James Hoy (Cabinetmaker)
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1815-1825
Mahogany; Mahogany veneer; Pine, Eastern white; Tulip poplar; Brass; Composite; Glass
1957.1050
Object Number1957.1050 |
Dressing glass
Furniture
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
James Hoy (Cabinetmaker)
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1815-1825
1. Inscription; underside of one drawer bottom; inscribed in pencil "Hoy".
Mahogany; Mahogany veneer; Pine, Eastern white; Tulip poplar; Brass; Composite; Glass
21.75 (H) , 30.75 (W) , 8.25 (D)
55.245 (H) , 78.105 (W) , 20.955 (D)
OH to finials; OW at top of case; OD at feet. H (case) 5.5 in. (13.9 cm); W (feet) 30.5 in. (77.4 cm); D (top of case) 8 in. (20.2 cm). Dim. of frame: H 13.125 in. (33.2 cm); W 21.125 in. (53.5 cm); D 1.25 in. (3.1 cm).
Text available soon.
[Book] Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 256
[Book] Mussey, Robert D. 2003 The Furniture Masterworks of John and Thomas Seymour.
• Published: cat. no. 59, pp. 252-53.
[Web Site] 09/24/2015 Tin-Mercury Amalgam Mirrors - AIC Wiki. 2020 https://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Tin-Mercury_Amalgam_Mirrors
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