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On Display: House - Kershner Kitchen
Dresser (Kitchen dresser)
1750-1800
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut, black
- Tulip poplar
- Iron
Museum Object Number
1965.2750
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1965.2750
Object Name
Dresser (Kitchen dresser)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin probably Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Date
1750-1800
Materials
- Walnut, black
- Tulip poplar
- Iron
Dimensions (inches)
81.25 (H) x 62.75 (W) x 21.125 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
206.375 (H) x 159.385 (W) x 53.658 (D)
Measurement Notes
OD at feet.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: fig. 96.Catalogue: Garvan, Beatrice B. & Hummel, Charles F. 1982 The Pennsylvania Germans: a celebration of their arts, 1683-1850. An exhibition organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: checklist no. 86, plate no. 94, p. 151.Book: Lasansky, Jeannette. 1990 A Good Start: The Aussteier or Dowry.
• Published: p. 30-31.Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• For more info. on this form, see pp. 66-67.