Object Number 1957.0843

Object Name

Chest of drawers (Silver chest)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Henry Connelly (Maker)
1770-1826

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1808-1818

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Lid, interior ; H. Connelly/ CABINET & CHAIR-MAKER...
2. Inscription; Lid Interior, in oval; "This Cabi - - net was/ pre - - sented/ by", and around and beneath oval: "to the/ Socie - -ty for/ Allevi - -ating the/ Miseries of Public Prisons".

Materials

Mahogany; Mahogany veneer ; Satinwood ; Pine, white; Tulip poplar; Brass; Ivory; Paper

Dimensions (inches)

13 (H) , 24.375 (W) , 18.25 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

33.02 (H) , 61.913 (W) , 46.355 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD at bottom.

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Davidson, Marshall B. 1967 The American Heritage History of Colonial Antiques.
• page 26
[Book] Bishop, Robert & Hummel, Charles F. 1972 Centuries and styles of the American chair, 1640-1970.
• page 218
[Book] Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Number 441
[Book] Schaumann, Merri Lou. 12//1996 Henry Connelly Cabinet and Chair Maker of Newville, PA and Philadlphia.
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