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On Display: House - Philadelphia Empire Bedroom
Bureau (Dressing bureau)
Isaac Jones
1825-1840
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Isaac Jones (Artist)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Rosewood veneer
- Mahogany
- Pine, white
- Tulip poplar
- Marble
- Glass
Museum Object Number
1989.0012.002
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle and the Special Fund for Collection Objects
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Object Number
1989.0012.002
Object Name
Bureau (Dressing bureau)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Isaac Jones (Artist)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1825-1840
Materials
- Rosewood veneer
- Mahogany
- Pine, white
- Tulip poplar
- Marble
- Glass
Dimensions (inches)
90 (H) x 40.5 (W) x 23 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
228.6 (H) x 102.87 (W) x 58.42 (D)
Measurement Notes
OD is from base to front feet. OW is at case columns.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Whalen, Catherine. 1998 Philadelphia Cabinetmaker Isaac Jones and the Van Syckel Bedchamber Suite. Nineteenth Century.
Thesis: Whalen, Catherine. 1998 The Consummation of Empire: the Van Syckel Bed Chamber Suite. M.A. University of Delaware Winterthur Program in Early American Culture
Book: Schaffner, Cynthia V.A. & Klein, Susan. 1997 American Painted Furniture.
• Published: see p. 50.Web Site: 09/24/2015 Tin-Mercury Amalgam Mirrors - AIC Wiki. 2020 https://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Tin-Mercury_Amalgam_Mirrors
Other: Whalen, Catherine. Elijah Van Syckel's Circa 1830 Suite of Bed Chamber Furniture.
• Illustrated as fig. 2.