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Chest of drawers (High chest)
Eliphalet Chapin
1775-1790
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Eliphalet Chapin (Maker)
Place of Origin
East Windsor; Connecticut; Hartford; Connecticut River Valley; United States; North America
Materials
- Cherry
- Pine, white
Museum Object Number
1993.0055
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Special Fund for Collection Objects
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Object Number
1993.0055
Object Name
Chest of drawers (High chest)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Eliphalet Chapin (Maker)
Place of Origin
East Windsor; Connecticut; Hartford; Connecticut River Valley; United States; North America
Date
1775-1790
Materials
- Cherry
- Pine, white
Dimensions (inches)
87.125 (H) x 40.25 (W) x 20.125 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
221.298 (H) x 102.24 (W) x 51.118 (D)
Measurement Notes
OH with cartouche; OW and OD are of feet. H (case) 81.25 in. (203.9 cm); W (cornice) 40 in. (101.6 cm); W (upper case) 36.25 in. (91.9 cm); W (lower case) 38.25 in. (97.2 cm); D (cornice) 19.125 in. (48.5 cm); D (upper case) 17 in. (43.2 cm); D (lower case) 18.375 in. (46.7 cm).
Extra measurements taken by Stephanie Auffret in March 2014 for Will Neptune at NBSS: overall height from floor to top of pediment scroll: 81" 1/8; height from floor to top of upper case: 71" ¾; height from floor to top of waist molding: 32" ¼, width of upper case, not including cornice molding: 36" 1/8 (at top of case); 36" 1/16 (at bottom of case); height of that section: 38" ½; width of lower case, knee to knee: 40" 3/16 (at largest point of knee) and 38 3/8 above the knees, meaning the width of the lower case; lower case, from top of knee to top of waist molding: 17 ¾
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
• Published: no. 174, pp. 345-48.Book: Fennimore, Donald L., et al. 1994 Eye for Excellence: Masterworks from Winterthur.
• Published: pp.84-85.Article: Zea, Philip. 1995 "Diversity and Regionalism in Rural New England Furniture". American Furniture. 1995: 69-112.
• Published: pp. 92-93.Book: Kugelman, Thomas P., et al. 2005 Connecticut Valley Furniture : Eliphalet Chapin and his contemporaries, 1750-1800.
Article: 2001 Shells, Scrolls, & Cabrioles: American Furniture from Winterthur at the Winter Antiques Show. Winterthur Magazine. (December 2001): 35-42.