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Chest of drawers
Thomas Hands & William Jenkins
1809-1816
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Thomas Hands & William Jenkins (Maker)
Place of Origin
Saco; Maine; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Mahogany veneer
- Birch veneer
- Pine, white
- Holly
Museum Object Number
1957.0564
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.0564
Object Name
Chest of drawers
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Thomas Hands & William Jenkins (Maker)
Place of Origin
Saco; Maine; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Previously catalogued as Northeastern Massachusetts or New Hampshire.
Date
1809-1816
Materials
- Mahogany
- Mahogany veneer
- Birch veneer
- Pine, white
- Holly
Dimensions (inches)
38 (H) x 41 (W) x 22.25 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
96.52 (H) x 104.14 (W) x 56.52 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD are at top. D (feet) 18.375 in.; W (feet) 40.5 in.; D (case) 18.5 in.; W (case) 39 in.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 138.Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published as cat. no. 312, p. 441.Article: Hardiman, Thomas. 05//2001 Veneered Furniture of Cumston and Buckminster, Saco, Maine. Antiques.
• Published: see p. 754.Electronic: 2014 Fine Woodworking Magazine Articles. The Taunton Press