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On Display: House - Belle Isle Stair Hall, Upper
Chest of drawers
1725-1750
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut
- Pine
- holly
- maple
Museum Object Number
1964.0634
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1964.0634
Object Name
Chest of drawers
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1725-1750
Materials
- Walnut
- Pine
- holly
- maple
Dimensions (inches)
40.125 (H) x 41.375 (W) x 22 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
101.918 (H) x 105.093 (W) x 55.88 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at top, OD at top.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Griffith, Lee Ellen. 1989 "The line-and-berry inlaid furniture of eighteenth-century Chester County, Pennsylvania". Antiques and Fine Art. (May)
Thesis: Griffith, Lee Ellen. 1988 Line-and-Berry Inlaid Furniture: A Regional Craft Tradition in Pennsylvania, 1682-1790. Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania
• Published: p. 53, fig. 37.Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• For more info. and related inlay, see pp. 70-77.Article: Cooper, Wendy A., et al. 2009 The Compass Artist of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. American Furniture. 62-87.
• Published (detail of drawer): fig. 12, p. 68.