The Coppock House Very Rare Red Painted Pine 'Walk-In' Keeping Room Fireplace Mantel, Marple Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Circa 1732

This mantel and lots 557 and 559 all came from the Coppock House, Marple Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. These manels were likely made for the circa 1732 renovation of the home by Bartholomew Coppock Jr. (abt.1683-abt. 1761). The house was passed to his son-in-law Seth Pancoast upon his death and remained in the Pancoast family until 1910. It was then sold to James A. Mullen, who in turn sold it to William H. Walker in May 1913. Walker then sold the house to the Philadelphia Roman Catholic Archdiocese. The house was tragically demolished on December 4, 1964. For additional information see https://marplehistory.com/coppock-house/.

In correspondence with Wendy Cooper at Winterthur Museum, Bill du Pont stated that he considered these architectural pieces “perhaps the rarest item I have ever purchased.” Du Pont reasoned "that no such group of Pennsylvania mantels of this time period exists, in any museum, historical society or historic house, or private collection."