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Sydney Richmond Burleigh

Shakespeare chest

Maker

Sydney Richmond Burleigh (American, 1853-1931), decorator
Potter and Company (American, active 1878-1910), cabinetmaker

Title

Shakespeare chest

Year

ca. 1900

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

paint, ebonized cherry

Geography

Place Made: Providence; Place Made: Rhode Island

Dimensions

55.2 x 101.6 x 55.6 cm (21 3/4 x 40 x 21 7/8 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Miss Ellen D. Sharpe

Object Number

28.046

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

Focus on Form
American Furniture from the Museum's Collection
Apr 01, 1998 – May 21, 2000
Romanticism and Revival
Nineteenth-Century American Art from the Permanent Collection
Dec 04, 1992 – Jun 26, 1993
A Case for Boxes
Oct 16, 1980 – Nov 16, 1980

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Sydney Richmond Burleigh (American, 1853-1931), decorator
Potter and Company (American, active 1878-1910), cabinetmaker
Shakespeare chest, ca. 1900
Ebonized cherry with painted decoration
55.2 x 101.6 x 55.6 cm (21 3/4 x 40 x 21 7/8 inches)
Gift of Miss Ellen D. Sharpe 28.046

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