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On Display: House - Williams Room
Chest of drawers (High chest)
Charles Guillam
1710-1727
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Charles Guillam (Maker)
Place of Origin
Saybrook; Connecticut; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Pine, white
- Tulip poplar
- Ash
- Paint
Museum Object Number
1957.1110
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1110
Object Name
Chest of drawers (High chest)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Charles Guillam (Maker)
Place of Origin
Saybrook; Connecticut; New England; United States; North America
Date
1710-1727
Materials
- Pine, white
- Tulip poplar
- Ash
- Paint
Dimensions (inches)
54.75 (H) x 40.125 (W) x 21 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
139.065 (H) x 101.918 (W) x 53.34 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Nutting, Wallace. 1928 Furniture Treasury.
• Figure 341Article: Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher. 1995 "Furniture as Social History: Gender, Property, and Memory in the Decorative Arts". American Furniture. 1995: 39-68.
• Published: fig. 12, pp. 50-51.Book: Colman, Benjamin. 2014 Thistles & Crowns: The Painted Chests of the Connecticut Shore. 59.
• Published: fig. 13, pp. 7-9; 20.