1957.1050 Dressing glass
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Dressing glass

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    James Hoy (Cabinetmaker)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1815-1825

  • Materials:

    Mahogany; Mahogany veneer; Pine, Eastern white; Tulip poplar; Brass; Composite; Glass

  • Museum Object Number:

    1957.1050


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Object Number

1957.1050

Object Name

Dressing glass

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

James Hoy (Cabinetmaker)

Place of Origin

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

Date

1815-1825

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; underside of one drawer bottom; inscribed in pencil "Hoy".

Materials

Mahogany; Mahogany veneer; Pine, Eastern white; Tulip poplar; Brass; Composite; Glass

Dimensions (inches)

21.75 (H) , 30.75 (W) , 8.25 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

55.245 (H) , 78.105 (W) , 20.955 (D)

Measurement Notes

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).

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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.
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