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Chest of drawers (High chest)
Brewster Dayton
1784-1784
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Brewster Dayton (Artist)
Place of Origin
Stratford; Connecticut; Housatonic River Valley; United States; North America
Materials
- Sycamore
- Cherry
- Tulip poplar
- Butternut
Museum Object Number
1968.0772
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1968.0772
Object Name
Chest of drawers (High chest)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Brewster Dayton (Artist)
Place of Origin
Stratford; Connecticut; Housatonic River Valley; United States; North America
Date
1784-1784
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Inside backboard
Inscription: August 1784 Brewster Dayton made theese draws..."
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Sycamore
- Cherry
- Tulip poplar
- Butternut
Dimensions (inches)
86.75 (H) x 41.625 (W) x 21 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
220.345 (H) x 105.728 (W) x 53.34 (D)
Measurement Notes
OH to finial; OW and OD at feet. H (case) 82.25 in. (208.9 cm); W (cornice) 40 in. (101.6 cm); W (upper case) 37.125 in. (94.3 cm); W (lower case) 39.75 in. (101.0 cm); D (cornice) 20.75 in. (52.7 cm); D (upper case) 18.875 in. (48.9 cm); D (lower case) 20.375 in. (51.8 cm).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
• Published: cat. no. 166, pp. 323-26.Article: Cooke, Edward S. 01//1984 Craftsman-Client Relations in the Housatonic Valley, 1720-1800. Antiques. 125 (1)
• Published: p. 275, fig. 4.Article: Cooke, Edward S. 1995 "The Social Economy of the Preindustrial Joiner in Western Connecticut". American Furniture. 1995: 113-144.
• Published: fig. 13.