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Spice box (Spice chest)
1744-1744
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut
- Holly
- Cherry
- Tulip poplar
- Cedar, white
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1964.0965
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1964.0965
Object Name
Spice box (Spice chest)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1744-1744
Materials
- Walnut
- Holly
- Cherry
- Tulip poplar
- Cedar, white
- Brass
Dimensions (inches)
19.25 (H) x 15.5 (W) x 13.5 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
48.895 (H) x 39.37 (W) x 34.29 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD are at the top.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Griffith, Lee Ellen. 1986 The Pennsylvania Spice Box.
• Published: cat. no. 32, pp. 100-01.Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• Published: fig. 1.13, pp. 12 and 230Thesis: Griffith, Lee Ellen. 1988 Line-and-Berry Inlaid Furniture: A Regional Craft Tradition in Pennsylvania, 1682-1790. Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania
• Published: p. 123, fig. 98.Article: Griffith, Lee Ellen. 1989 "The line-and-berry inlaid furniture of eighteenth-century Chester County, Pennsylvania". Antiques and Fine Art. (May)
• Published: p. 1207, pl. 9.