Pimm high chest
Furniture
John Pimm (Maker)
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1740-1750
Maple, soft; Walnut, black; Pine, white; Mahogany; Brass
1957.1084
Object Number1957.1084 |
Chest of drawers (High chest)
Pimm high chest
Furniture
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
John Pimm (Maker)
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1740-1750
1. Signature; Back of drawers; Inscribed in script (in chalk) on most drawer backs: "Pim"
2. Mark; Back of brass; Stamped on back of one of the brasses: "I.P."
Maple, soft; Walnut, black; Pine, white; Mahogany; Brass
85.25 (H) , 42 (W) , 25.25 (D)
216.535 (H) , 106.68 (W) , 64.135 (D)
OH is with finial. OW is at cornice. OD is at feet.
Text available soon.
[Book] Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
• cat. no. 160, pp. 307-310.
[Book] Fairbanks, Jonathan L. & Bates, Elizabeth Bidwell. 1981 American Furniture, 1620 to the present.
• Ill. p. 136.
[Book] Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• no. 188.
[Article] Hill, John H. 1976 The History and Technique of Japanning and the Restoration of the Pimm Highboy. American Art Journal. 8, no. 2 (November)
• pp. 59-84.
[Article] Fraser (Brazer), Esther Stevens. 1929 A Pedigreed Lacquered Highboy. Antiques. 15, no. 5 (May)
• pp. 398-401.
[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Brasses ill. cat. no. 303, p. 432.
[Book] Hayward, Helena & Ash, Douglas. 1990 World Furniture: an illustrated history.
• Facing p. 192.
[Book] Cantor, Jay E. 1985 Winterthur.
• p. 123.
[Book] Cooper, Wendy A. 2002 An American Vision: Henry Francis du Pont's Winterthur Museum.
• Published: pp. 52-57, figure 1.
[Book] Carr, Dennis. 2015 Made in the Americas: The New World Discovers Asia. 159.
• Published: pp. 122-123, fig. 78
[Article] Lasser, Ethan. 2007 Reading Japanned Furniture. American Furniture.
•
[Manuscript] Fitzgerald, Michelle. "No English About It": Global Reflections Upon a Jappaned High Chest. 1-48
• Copy of the paper is in the object folder in the Registration Office