Dresser
Object number98.82.1
Manufacturer
James Collins and Company
Datec. 1849
Possible OriginRochester, PA
Possible OriginSewickley, PA
MediumCherry; Mahogany veneer; Poplar; Metal; Glass; Paint
Credit LineGift of Nancy and Jim Park.
DescriptionGrecian style chest of drawers.Dimensions49.7499 x 24 x 43.7499 in. (126.4 x 61 x 111.1 cm)Inscriptions205 Jas. Laughridge (Longbridge) Bale (Bole) Landing Sewickleyville Pa Jas Collins Co Rochester
Historical NotesThis piece descended in the family of Jim Park, donor, who lived in Sewickley, PA in the nineteenth century. Few pieces of furniture provide as much documentation as this mahogany-veneered chest of drawers. Painted on the back is the inscription "205/Jas. Loughridge/Bole Landing/[unidentifiable mark] Jas. Collins Co/Rochester." These markings reveal that the chest was sent to James Loughridge in Sewickleyville (now Sewickley) from James Collins and Company of Rochester, Pennsylvania. In 1855, James Loughridge was listed in the Sewickley tax records as a teacher. The records still exist in the possession of the donor, whose great-grandfather, William Fisher Grimes, worked as the tax collector for Sewickley during the 1850s and 60s. How the chest of drawers came into the Park family is not known. William Grimes may have purchased it from Loughridge, or the young teacher may have offered it to Grimes in lieu of currency to pay his taxes.Label TextFew pieces of furniture provide as much documentation as this mahogany-veneered chest of drawers. Painted on the back is the inscription “205/Jas. Loughridge/Bole Landing/[unidentifiable mark] Jas. Collins Co/Rochester.” These markings reveal that the chest was sent to James Loughridge in Sewickleyville (now Sewickley) from James Collins and Company of Rochester, Pennsylvania. In 1855, James Loughridge was listed in the Sewickley tax records as a teacher. The records still exist in the possession of the donor, whose great-grandfather, William Fisher Grimes, worked as the tax collector for Sewickley during the 1850s and 60s. How the chest of drawers came into the Park family is not known. William Grimes may have purchased it from Loughridge, or the young teacher may have offered it to Grimes in lieu of currency to pay his taxes.
Previous owner
James Loughridge
Previous owner
William Fisher Grimes
Subjects
On View
On view
1908-1918
