Furniture
Delaware, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1756
Walnut; Brass
1958.0552
Object Number1958.0552 |
Box
Furniture
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
Delaware, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Origin is likely the Radnor Township area now part of Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
1756
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".
Walnut; Brass
8.625 (H) , 20.375 (W) , 15.625 (D)
21.908 (H) , 51.753 (W) , 39.688 (D)
OW at top, OD at top.
Text available soon.
[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.