1958.1742 Chest of drawers, view 1
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Chest of drawers (Chest on chest)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Place of Origin:

    Woodbury, Connecticut, Lower Housatonic River Valley, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1730-1750

  • Materials:

    Cherry; Butternut; Pine, white; Sweet gum; Tulip poplar; Birch; Brass

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.1742


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Object Number

1958.1742

Object Name

Chest of drawers (Chest on chest)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Woodbury, Connecticut, Lower Housatonic River Valley, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Richards and Evans believe that this chest is probably a product of Stratford, Connecticut.

Date

1730-1750

Materials

Cherry; Butternut; Pine, white; Sweet gum; Tulip poplar; Birch; Brass

Dimensions (inches)

86.5 (H) , 42.25 (W) , 23.12 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

219.71 (H) , 107.315 (W) , 58.725 (D)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
Published as cat. no. 192, pp. 390-93.
[Book] Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
Published as fig. 179.
[Article] Cooke, Edward S. 01//1984 Craftsman-Client Relations in the Housatonic Valley, 1720-1800. Antiques. 125 (1)
Published on p. 273.
[Book] Kirk, John T. 1982 American Furniture and the British Tradition to 1830.
Published as fig. 636.
[Article] 1987 "The Wayland Chest: Early Georgian Furniture in Boston.". Maine Antiques Digest. (March)
Published as fig. 15, on p. 13-C.