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On Display: House - Philadelphia Empire Bedroom
Bed step
Isaac Jones
1825-1840
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Isaac Jones (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Rosewood veneer
- Pine, white
- Tulip poplar
- Gold leaf
Museum Object Number
1989.0012.006
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
1989.0012.006
Object Name
Bed step
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Isaac Jones (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1825-1840
Materials
- Rosewood veneer
- Pine, white
- Tulip poplar
- Gold leaf
Dimensions (inches)
24.125 (H) x 30 (W) x 23.875 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
61.278 (H) x 76.2 (W) x 60.643 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW is at feet. OD is at feet.
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.Article: Schaffner, Cynthia V.A. & Klein, Susan. 1998 "America's Painted and Gilded Legacy: 19th Century Painted Furniture". The 1998 Philadelphia Antiques Show.
• Published: see p. 48.Other: Whalen, Catherine. Elijah Van Syckel's Circa 1830 Suite of Bed Chamber Furniture.
• Illustrated as fig. 6