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On Display: House - Hampton Room
Chest of drawers
Henry Hardcastle
1750-1755
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Henry Hardcastle (Carver)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Tulip poplar
Museum Object Number
1954.0086
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1954.0086
Object Name
Chest of drawers
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Henry Hardcastle (Carver)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1750-1755
Materials
- Mahogany
- Tulip poplar
Dimensions (inches)
33.25 (H) x 35.5 (W) x 20.75 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
84.455 (H) x 90.17 (W) x 52.71 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD are of top. W (case) 32.75 in. (83 cm); W (feet) 34 in. (86.2 cm); D (case) 18.75 in. (47.5 cm); D (feet) 19.25 in. (48.8 cm).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hummel, Charles F. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chippendale Furniture: Middle Atlantic and Southern Colonies.
• Published: fig. 17.Book: Snyder, John J. 1977 American Chippendale Furniture.
Book: Heckscher, Morrison H. & Bowman, Leslie Greene. 1992 American Rococo, 1750-1775: Elegance in Ornament.
Article: Beckerdite, Luke. 1993 Origins of the Rococo Style in New York Furniture and Interior Architecture. American Furniture.
• Published: figs. 35-36, pp. 27-28 & 30.