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On Display: House - Sheraton Room
Chest of drawers
Asa Hunting
1795-1810
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Asa Hunting (Maker)
Place of Origin
Roxbury; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Chestnut
- Pine, white
Museum Object Number
1957.0520
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.0520
Object Name
Chest of drawers
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Asa Hunting (Maker)
Place of Origin
Roxbury; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Secondary Place of Origin
Birmingham; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
The cabinet handles were made in Birmingham, England, 1790-95, and were fitted to the chest before the drawer were lined with newspaper. The ship design appears in trade catalogues and pattern books.
Date
1795-1810
Materials
- Mahogany
- Chestnut
- Pine, white
Dimensions (inches)
33 (H) x 40.875 (W) x 22.56 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
83.82 (H) x 103.823 (W) x 57.31 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD at top. W (feet) 39 in. (98.9 cm); D (feet) 18.5 in. (46.9 cm).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat.315, p.444Electronic: Yale University Art Gallery. Rhode Island Furniture Archive. http://rifa.art.yale.edu/index.htm
• RIF722