1957.0509 Chest
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Chest of drawers

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Nathaniel Gould (Cabinetmaker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1760-1780

  • Materials:

    Mahogany; Pine, white; Brass

  • Museum Object Number:

    1957.0509


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Object Number

1957.0509

Object Name

Chest of drawers

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Nathaniel Gould (Cabinetmaker)

Place of Origin

Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1760-1780

Materials

Mahogany; Pine, white; Brass

Dimensions (inches)

35.25 (H) , 40 (W) , 22.5 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

89.535 (H) , 101.6 (W) , 57.15 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD are of top. W (case) 37.875 in. (96.5 cm); W (knees) 37.5 in. (95.2 cm); D (bombe) 21.25 in. (54.0 cm); D (knees) 21.25 in. (54.0 cm).

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: cat. no. 185, pp. 377-78.
[Book] Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
Published: fig. 166.
[Book] Morse, Frances Clary. 1917 Furniture of the Olden Time.
Published: pl. 31, p. 44.
[Journal] Widmer, Kemble & King, Joyce. The Documentary and Artistic Legacy of Nathaniel Gould. 2008
American Furniture 2008