Object Number 1957.0840

Object Name

Bottle case (Bottle chest)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Charleston, South Carolina, South, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Origin is probably Charleston, South Carolina, based on the presence of cypress as a secondary wood.

Date

1795-1805

Subjects

Eagle

Materials

Mahogany; Mahogany veneer; Cypress, bald; Pine; Tulip poplar

Dimensions (inches)

40.25 (H) , 19.875 (W) , 15.875 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

102.235 (H) , 50.483 (W) , 40.323 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD at top of frame.

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. 434