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| Titles: | High Chest The Cowell High Chest |
| Date: | 1762-1770 |
| Artists: | Attributed to George Claypoole Sr. (American, 1706–1770) Formerly attributed to Martin Jugiez (American, active from 1762, died 1815) |
| Medium: | Walnut, tulip poplar, white cedar, yellow pine, brass |
| Dimensions: | 7 feet 5 1/2 inches × 45 inches × 25 inches (227.3 × 114.3 × 63.5 cm) Base of Chest: 37 5/8 × 45 × 25 inches (95.6 × 114.3 × 63.5 cm) Middle of Chest: 39 7/8 × 40 3/8 × 22 1/4 inches (101.3 × 102.6 × 56.5 cm) Pediment: 12 × 44 3/4 × 25 1/8 inches (30.5 × 113.7 × 63.8 cm) Other (Shield): 12 × 9 1/8 × 2 1/8 inches (30.5 × 23.2 × 5.4 cm) Other (Finials): 8 7/8 × 3 3/4 × 3 3/4 inches (22.5 × 9.5 × 9.5 cm) |
| Classification: | Furniture/Furnishings |
| Credit Line: | Purchased with the Thomas Skelton Harrison Fund, 1927 |
| Accession Number: | 1927-91-1 |
| Geography: | Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America |
| Context: | Period: Colonial |
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