1958.0552 Box

Box

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Place of Origin:

    Delaware, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1756

  • Materials:

    Walnut; Brass

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.0552


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1958.0552

Object Name

Box

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Delaware, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Origin is likely the Radnor Township area now part of Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

Date

1756

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Inside of lid; "Chest of Sarah Thomas made 1756/md. to/ Jos Walker of Tredyffrin Tp./ Chester County"
2. Inscription; Bottom; "S. Thomas/ July 18, 1783".

Materials

Walnut; Brass

Dimensions (inches)

8.625 (H) , 20.375 (W) , 15.625 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

21.908 (H) , 51.753 (W) , 39.688 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at top, OD at top.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Griffith, Lee Ellen. 1989 "The line-and-berry inlaid furniture of eighteenth-century Chester County, Pennsylvania". Antiques and Fine Art. (May)
Published: p. 1204, pl. 4.
[Book] Lasansky, Jeannette. 1990 A Good Start: The Aussteier or Dowry.
Published: p. 77.
[Thesis] Griffith, Lee Ellen. 1988 Line-and-Berry Inlaid Furniture: A Regional Craft Tradition in Pennsylvania, 1682-1790. Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania
Published: p. 146, fig. 109.
[Book] Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
For a related example, see fig. 3.15, p. 127.