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On Display: House - Pennsylvania Folk Art Room
Chest of drawers
1715-1750
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut
- Holly
- Tulip poplar
- Brass
- Wood
Museum Object Number
1967.1168
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1967.1168
Object Name
Chest of drawers
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin probably Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Date
1715-1750
Materials
- Walnut
- Holly
- Tulip poplar
- Brass
- Wood
Dimensions (inches)
49 (H) x 41.625 (W) x 22.25 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
124.46 (H) x 105.728 (W) x 56.515 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD are at the base.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
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. 47, fig. 25.Article: Griffith, Lee Ellen. 1989 "The line-and-berry inlaid furniture of eighteenth-century Chester County, Pennsylvania". Antiques and Fine Art. (May)
• Published: p. 1204, pl. 3.