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Chest (Miniature chest)
Moses Pyle
1747
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Moses Pyle (Maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut
- Sumac
- Oak, white
- Cedar, white
- Tulip poplar
- Holly
- Iron
- Brass
Museum Object Number
2001.0019
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase and partial gift of William R. Smith & Sons in memory of Marjorie B. Smith wife and mother.
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Object Number
2001.0019
Object Name
Chest (Miniature chest)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Moses Pyle (Maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1747
Materials
- Walnut
- Sumac
- Oak, white
- Cedar, white
- Tulip poplar
- Holly
- Iron
- Brass
Dimensions (inches)
14.5 (H) x 21.2 (W) x 13.5 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
36.83 (H) x 53.848 (W) x 34.29 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD are at the top.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• Published: fig. 2.27 on pp. 77 and 245.Article: Minardi, Lisa. 2011 From Millbach to Mahantongo: Fraktur and Furniture of the Pennsylvania Germans. American Furniture. 2-119.
• Published: p. 45, fig. 68.Book: Lindsey, Jack L. 1999 Worldly Goods: The Arts of Early Pennsylvania, 1680-1758.
• Related example, p. 141 no. 22.