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On Display: House - Salem Stair Hall, Lower
Chest of drawers (Chest on frame)
Samuel Morris
1793
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Samuel Morris (Maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut
- Tulip poplar
- Brass
Museum Object Number
2007.0017
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle
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Object Number
2007.0017
Object Name
Chest of drawers (Chest on frame)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Samuel Morris (Maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
An inscription notes the maker's location as Logtown, which is the historic name of Chester Heights, a borough within what is now Aston Township, Delaware County.
Date
1793
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Back of second drawer from bottom
Inscription: "Samuel Morris / Joiner of Logtown / 8 mo 5 1793"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Walnut
- Tulip poplar
- Brass
Dimensions (inches)
74.75 (H) x 38 (W) x 21.2 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
189.865 (H) x 96.52 (W) x 53.848 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• Published: figs. 3.43 and 3.44, pp. 143 and 256.Article: Powers, A. Nicholas. 2018 Friends in High Places: Quaker Furniture Makers in Virginia's Northern Shenandoah Valley. Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts.
• Published: fig. 66