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Chest of drawers (High chest)
1765-1775
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Cedar
- Tulip poplar
- Brass
- Lacquer
Museum Object Number
1957.0506
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.0506
Object Name
Chest of drawers (High chest)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1765-1775
Materials
- Mahogany
- Cedar
- Tulip poplar
- Brass
- Lacquer
Dimensions (inches)
100.25 (H) x 46.25 (W) x 23.25 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
254.635 (H) x 117.475 (W) x 59.055 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD are at the cornice.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Beckerdite, Luke. 2021 American Furniture 2020.
• Published: p. 96, fig. 10Book: 2020 Formafantasma Cambio.
• Published: p. 80, no. 9Book: Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 198.Book: Hummel, Charles F. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chippendale Furniture: Middle Atlantic and Southern Colonies.
• Published: plates 11 and 11a.Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• Published: p. xvi, fig. 6 and p. 229, fig. 6Article: 2001 Shells, Scrolls, & Cabrioles: American Furniture from Winterthur at the Winter Antiques Show. Winterthur Magazine. (December 2001): 35-42.
• Published: p. 41