1959.1881 Chest of drawers
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Chest of drawers

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Place of Origin:

    Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1770-1790

  • Materials:

    Mahogany; Pine, white

  • Museum Object Number:

    1959.1881


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Object Number

1959.1881

Object Name

Chest of drawers

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Previously dated, 1765-1780.

Date

1770-1790

Materials

Mahogany; Pine, white

Dimensions (inches)

33.25 (H) , 36 (W) , 21.125 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

84.455 (H) , 91.44 (W) , 53.658 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD at top. W (case) 35.875 in. (90.8 cm); W (knees) 36 in. (91.0 cm); D (case) 20.375 in. (51.7 cm); D (knees) 20.625 in. (52.4 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. 184, pp. 375-77.
[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. 165