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Chest of drawers
Charles Cameron
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Charles Cameron (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Shepherdstown; West Virginia; United States; North America
Materials
- Cherry
- Pine, white
- Tulip poplar
- Mahogany veneer
- Sumac
Museum Object Number
2016.0005
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle
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Object Number
2016.0005
Object Name
Chest of drawers
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Charles Cameron (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Shepherdstown; West Virginia; United States; North America
Materials
- Cherry
- Pine, white
- Tulip poplar
- Mahogany veneer
- Sumac
Dimensions (inches)
38.5 (H) x 39.5 (W) x 21.75 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
97.79 (H) x 100.33 (W) x 55.245 (D)
Measurement Notes
Approximate dimensions (S. Johnson 2/3/2025)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hurst, Ronald L. & Prown, Jonathan. 1997 Southern Furniture, 1680-1830: The Colonial Williamsburg Collection.
Article: Priddy, Sumpter, et al. 1997 "Crossroads of Culture: Eighteenth-Century Furniture from Western Maryland.". American Furniture.
Book: Marine, William Matthew. 1913 British Invasion of Maryland 1812-1815.
• Reference Page 238: “Cameron, Charles C. Sergeant in Capt. John Miller’s co. 2d D. I.; b. Jefferson Co., Va.; age 24; joiner.”