Furniture
Brewster Dayton (Artist)
Stratford, Connecticut, Housatonic River Valley, United States, North America
1784-1784
Sycamore; Cherry; Tulip poplar; Butternut
1968.0772
Object Number1968.0772 |
Chest of drawers (High chest)
Furniture
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Brewster Dayton (Artist)-1796
Stratford, Connecticut, Housatonic River Valley, United States, North America
1784-1784
1. Inscription; Inside backboard; August 1784 Brewster Dayton made theese draws..."
Sycamore; Cherry; Tulip poplar; Butternut
86.75 (H) , 41.625 (W) , 21 (D)
220.345 (H) , 105.728 (W) , 53.34 (D)
OH to finial; OW and OD at feet. H (case) 82.25 in. (208.9 cm); W (cornice) 40 in. (101.6 cm); W (upper case) 37.125 in. (94.3 cm); W (lower case) 39.75 in. (101.0 cm); D (cornice) 20.75 in. (52.7 cm); D (upper case) 18.875 in. (48.9 cm); D (lower case) 20.375 in. (51.8 cm).
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[Book] Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
• Published: cat. no. 166, pp. 323-26.
[Article] Cooke, Edward S. 01//1984 Craftsman-Client Relations in the Housatonic Valley, 1720-1800. Antiques. 125 (1)
• Published: p. 275, fig. 4.
[Article] Cooke, Edward S. 1995 "The Social Economy of the Preindustrial Joiner in Western Connecticut". American Furniture. 1995: 113-144.
• Published: fig. 13.