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On Display: House - Beverly Room
Shelf (Hanging shelf)
1805-1815
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Pine, white
- Paint
- Iron
Museum Object Number
1957.0964
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.0964
Object Name
Shelf (Hanging shelf)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin probably northern New England. This shelf is painted to imitate rosewood. The bow front is suggestive of many Massachusetts chests.
Date
1805-1815
Materials
- Pine, white
- Paint
- Iron
Dimensions (inches)
34.5 (H) x 42 (W) x 10.875 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
87.63 (H) x 106.68 (W) x 27.623 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW is at bottom section. OD is at bottom shelf. H (top shelf) 8.25 in.; D (top shelf) 8.875 in.; W (top shelf) 36 in.; H (center shelf) 9 in.; D (center shelf) 9.875 in.; W (center shelf) 38.75 in.; H (lower shelf) 10.5 in.; W (lower shelf) 41.625 in.; D (bottom section) 10.75 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: cat. no. 475.