Chest, ca. 1760-1780.

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Chest, ca. 1760-1780.

Walnut chest-on-chest with broken-arch pediment with central turned flame-and-urn finial above shell carving; stop-fluted chamfers at the corners; urn with bail drawer pulls; ogee bracket feet. Additional images illustrate details of interior construction, ornamentation and signature.

Walnut; pine.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8185640

Winterthur Library

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Claypoole, George, Jr. 1730-1793.

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George Claypoole, Jr. was active as a cabinetmaker in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the second half of the eighteenth century. He was the son of George Claypoole, Sr. (1706-1793), also a cabinetmaker. See Hornor, William. Blue Book Philadelphia Furniture, p. 27. for more biographical information on both father and son. From the description of Chest, ca. 1760-1780. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 770379121 ...

Claypoole, George, Sr. 1706-1793.

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