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Chest of drawers (High chest)
1769-1776
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Concord; Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Cherry
- Maple, soft
- Pine, white
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1952.0256
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1952.0256
Object Name
Chest of drawers (High chest)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Concord; Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Origin is probably Concord, Massachusetts
Date
1769-1776
Materials
- Cherry
- Maple, soft
- Pine, white
- Brass
Dimensions (inches)
89.125 (H) x 41.25 (W) x 21 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
226.378 (H) x 104.775 (W) x 53.34 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD is of cornice. H (case) 82.375 in. (209.2 cm); W (upper case) 38.25 in. (97.2 cm); W (lower case) 40 in. (101.6 cm); W (feet) 40.5 in. (102.9 cm); D (upper case) 19.5 in. (49.5 cm); D (lower case) 19.75 in. (50.2 cm); D (feet) 20.375 in. (51.7 cm).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Cummin, Hazel E. 10//1931 The Concord Antiquarian Collection and its Setting, Part 2. Old-Time New England. 22
• Published: p. 61Book: Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: fig. 189Chapter: Kaye, Myrna. Concord Case Furniture: Cabinetry Twenty Miles from the Bay. Book: Benes, Peter. 1982 The Bay and the River, 1600-1900.
• Published: p. 35, fig. 4Article: Kettell, Russell H. 04//1958 Joseph Hosmer, Cabinetmaker: His Work. Antiques. 73
• Published: p. 359, fig. 6Chapter: Lovell, Margaretta Markle. Boston Blockfront Furniture. Book: Whitehill, Walter Muir. 1974 Boston Furniture of the Eighteenth Century.
• Published: p. 130Book: Margon, Lester. 1971 More American Furniture Treasures, 1620-1840.
• Published: p. 242Book: Nutting, Wallace. 1928 Furniture Treasury.
• Reprint 1966, Published: no. 342Book: Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
• Published: cat. no. 167, pp. 326-29.Book: Wood, David F. 1996 The Concord Museum: Decorative Arts from a New England Collection.
• Published: fig. 11.1Article: Wood, David F. 05//1997 A Group of Concord, Massachusetts Furniture. Antiques.
• Published: p. 743Chapter: Wood, David F. Cabinetmaking Practices in Revolutionary Concord: New Evidence. Book: Benes, Peter. 2000 Rural New England Furniture: People, Place and Production, Annual Proceedings of the Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife.
• Published: fig. 3, 36