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Chester County’s close proximity to Philadelphia is manifested in its decorative arts, in this instance the flattened ball and columnar-shaped turnings. This stand exemplifies a distinct regional character, most notably in the configuration of the box, or birdcage, as the Chester County craftsman developed a circular device that is more cohesive to the overall design than the square Philadelphia box.
Related examples: Fales 1976, p. 156, no. 327; Antiques 144 (September 1993), p. 270; unpublished examples are in the collections of the Chester County Historical Society, West Chester, Pennsylvania, and Winterthur (acc. no. 58.66).
Book excerpt: Warren, David B., Michael K. Brown, Elizabeth Ann Coleman, and Emily Ballew Neff. American Decorative Arts and Paintings in the Bayou Bend Collection. Houston: Princeton Univ. Press, 1998.
ProvenanceDescended in the Price family, Chester County, Pennsylvania; [David Stockwell (1907–1996), Wilmington, Delaware]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1962; given to MFAH, by 1966.
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