Chest-on-Chest
Thomas Gross, Jr., American, 1775 - 1839
Geography:
Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1805-1810Medium:
Mahogany, yellow poplar, yellow pine; brassDimensions:
6 feet 10 3/4 inches × 43 1/4 inches × 22 1/2 inches (210.2 × 109.9 × 57.2 cm)Curatorial Department:
American Art
1983-167-1a,bCredit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Leslie Legum, 1983
Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1805-1810Medium:
Mahogany, yellow poplar, yellow pine; brassDimensions:
6 feet 10 3/4 inches × 43 1/4 inches × 22 1/2 inches (210.2 × 109.9 × 57.2 cm)Curatorial Department:
American Art
* Gallery 108, American Art, first floor (Fernberger Family Gallery)
Accession Number:1983-167-1a,bCredit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Leslie Legum, 1983
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african american [x] african american art [x] african american artist [x] black art [x] furniture [x] pennsylvania artist [x]Thomas Gross was a freed African American cabinetmaker who operated a shop in the Germantown area of Philadelphia, where he designed and made monumental case pieces such as this chest-on-chest. He also maintained a thriving business as an undertaker, a profession many cabinetmakers practiced on the side.
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