Chest of drawers

Museum Object Number 1956.0010.003

Object Name

Chest of drawers

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1700-1715

Materials

Oak, red; Pine, hard; Pine, loblolly; Paint

Dimensions (inches)

42.625 (H) , 40.75 (W) , 22 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

108.267 (H) , 103.505 (W) , 55.88 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD are at the top.

Object Description

Web - 01/23/2019

Four-drawer chest with paneled sides and drawer fronts. Moldings outline the case top and skirt. The case has four full-width drawers; the top and bottom drawers are taller than the two middle drawers. Each drawer front has applied moldings that form two rectangular panels. Wide, beveled molding outlines the panels on the top and bottom drawers, giving the illusion of recessed panels. Narrow moldings outline panels on the two middle drawers. Each drawer has two knobs; knobs are missing on the top drawer. The front of the case has two ball feet. The rear of the case has two rectangular feet. The chest is painted brown with black, comb-like graining. Top ornamented at the corners with small quarter-round, red accents with black bands and at the center of each side with similar half circles. The panels on the top and bottom drawer fronts are painted red-orange; the panels on the middle drawer fronts are painted blue-green.