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On Display: House - Chippendale Stair Hall
Chest of drawers (Tall chest)
Joseph Garrett
1780-1800
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Joseph Garrett (Artist)
Place of Origin
Goshen Township; Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut
- Tulip poplar
- Maple
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1998.0013
Credit Line/Donor
Museum Purchase with partial funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Vieser
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Object Number
1998.0013
Object Name
Chest of drawers (Tall chest)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Joseph Garrett (Artist)
Place of Origin
Goshen Township; Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1780-1800
Materials
- Walnut
- Tulip poplar
- Maple
- Brass
Dimensions (inches)
63.875 (H) x 41.5 (W) x 22.75 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
162.243 (H) x 105.41 (W) x 57.785 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD are at the cornice.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Thesis: Stutman, Laura. 1999 Screwy Feet: Removable-Feet Chests of Drawers from Chester County. M.A. University of Delaware Winterthur Program in Early American Culture
Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• Published: fig. 4.16, p. 163. For a related example, see pp. 162-163.