Provenance
Said to have been made for Dr. Arthur John Rich (1779-1853) and Mrs. Mary White Wiltbank Rich (b. Lewistown, DE, 1802, d. 1869, m. 1825, Philadelphia), around 1830; by descent to the Rev. Dr. Arthur John Rich (1829-1892), Reisterstown, MD, from 1874; bequeathed to his son, Edward N. Rich (m. Fannie Keiss Miller Rich, 1856), 1892; by descent to Mrs. Virginia Wiltbank Rich (Mrs. B. Latrobe) Weston (m. 1913), Onderdale (?), MD, about 1913; by descent to Mrs. Frances Miller Rich Tyrrell, 1961; given to Hannah Moore Academy, Cockeysville, MD, 1967; private collection, Chestertown, MD; with Anthony A. P. Stuempfig Antiques, Philadelphia, by 1974; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1974.
Accession Number
46365
Medium
Mahogany, mahogany veneer, poplar, and eastern white pine
Dimensions
124.5 × 186.4 × 59.7 cm (49 × 73 3/8 × 23 3/4 in.)
Classification
case furniture
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Alfred S. Burdick, Alfred T. Carton, Hibbard family heirs, Mrs. Paul B. Magnuson, and the Decorative Arts Purchase Fund of The Art Institute of Chicago
