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On Display: House - Billiard Room South Alcove
Chest (Tea chest)
1795-1805
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
New York or New Jersey; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany veneer
- Satinwood veneer
- Pine, white
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1963.0690
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1963.0690
Object Name
Chest (Tea chest)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
New York or New Jersey; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin possibly New York or New Jersey, in the same shop as a straight-front tea chest 64.977.
Date
1795-1805
Materials
- Mahogany veneer
- Satinwood veneer
- Pine, white
- Brass
Dimensions (inches)
7.25 (H) x 12.5 (W) x 7.25 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
18.415 (H) x 31.75 (W) x 18.415 (D)
Measurement Notes
OH at right end of top; OW at feet; OD at top. W (top) 12.375 in. (31.3 cm); D (feet) 6.5 in. (16.4 cm).
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. 437.