Object Number 1957.1391

Object Name

Chest of drawers (High chest)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Major John Dunlap Shop (Maker)

William Houston (Maker)
1755-1830

Place of Origin

New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Goffstown or Bedford (Emelie Gevalt, WPAMC, Spring 2017)

Date

1773-1777

Materials

Maple, soft; Pine, white; Brass

Dimensions (inches)

83.125 (H) , 41.875 (W) , 20.875 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

211.138 (H) , 106.363 (W) , 53.023 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD are at the gallery.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] 01//1928 The Editor's Attic. Antiques. 13 (1): 26-28.
• Illustrated: frontispiece.
[Book] Ball, Victoria Kloss. 1980 Architecture and Interior Design: Europe and America from the Colonial Era to Today.
• Published: p. 219, fig. 5.45.
[Book] Bjerkoe, Ethel Hall. 1957 The Cabinetmakers of America.
• Published: pl. 10, no. 1.
[Book] Butler, Joseph T. 1973 American Furniture from the First Colonies to World War I.
• Published: p. 60.
[Book] Cantor, Jay E. 1985 Winterthur.
• Published: p. 228.
[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. 193.
[Article] Hummel, Charles F. 06//1970 Queen Anne and Chippendale Furniture in the Henry Francis du Pont Museum, Part 1. Antiques. 97 (6)
• Published: p. 898.
[Book] Jobe, Brock & Kaye, Myrna. 1984 New England Furniture in the Colonial Era.
• Published: p. 68.
[Chapter] Parsons, Charles S. The Dunlaps of New Hampshire and their Furniture [Book] Morse, John. 1969 Winterthur Conference Report: Country Cabinetwork and Simple City Furniture.
• Published: fig. 2
[Article] Sack, Harold. 05//1988 The Development of the American High Chest of Drawers. Antiques. 133 (5)
• Published: p. 1120, fig. 6.
[Book] Stillinger, Elizabeth, et al. 1972 The Antiques Guide to decorative arts in America, 1600-1875.
• Published: p. 158.
[Article] Stow, Charles Messer. 05//1928 Northern New England Furniture. Antiquarian. 10 (4): 34.
• Published: p. 34.
[Article] Winchester, Alice. 12//1944 The Dunlap Dilemma: Notes on Some New Hampshire Cabinetmakers. Antiques. 46 (6): 337.
• Published: p. 337, fig. 2.
[Article] Zea, Philip. 1995 "Diversity and Regionalism in Rural New England Furniture". American Furniture. 1995: 69-112.
• Published: fig. 27
[Book] Zea, Philip, et al. 1994 The Dunlap cabinetmakers : a tradition in craftsmanship. 210.
• Published: p. 137.
[Book] 1970 Dunlaps and their Furniture.
• Published: fig. 5.
[Book] 1979 Plain and Elegant, Rich and Common: Documented New Hampshire Furniture, 1750-1850.
• Published: no. 15.
[Article] Zimmerman, Philip D. 2007 Early American Furniture Makers' Marks. American Furniture.
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