1957.0564 Chest hardware, plate and handle
  • 1957.0564 Chest hardware, plate and handle
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Chest of drawers

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Thomas Hands & William Jenkins (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Saco, Maine, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1809-1816

  • Materials:

    Mahogany; Mahogany veneer; Birch veneer; Pine, white; Holly

  • Museum Object Number:

    1957.0564


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1957.0564

Object Name

Chest of drawers

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Thomas Hands & William Jenkins (Maker)

Place of Origin

Saco, Maine, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Previously catalogued as Northeastern Massachusetts or New Hampshire.

Date

1809-1816

Materials

Mahogany; Mahogany veneer; Birch veneer; Pine, white; Holly

Dimensions (inches)

38 (H) , 41 (W) , 22.25 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

96.52 (H) , 104.14 (W) , 56.52 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD are at top. D (feet) 18.375 in.; W (feet) 40.5 in.; D (case) 18.5 in.; W (case) 39 in.

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. 138.
[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
Published as cat. no. 312, p. 441.
[Article] Hardiman, Thomas. 05//2001 Veneered Furniture of Cumston and Buckminster, Saco, Maine. Antiques.
Published: see p. 754.
[Electronic] 2014 Fine Woodworking Magazine Articles. The Taunton Press