Object Number 1992.0118

Object Name

Chest of drawers (High chest)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Claire F. White in memory of John W. White, Jr.

Place of Origin

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

Date

1730-1760

Materials

Walnut; Walnut veneer; Maple veneer; Pine, white; Brass

Dimensions (inches)

90.5 (H) , 43.25 (W) , 23 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

229.87 (H) , 109.855 (W) , 58.42 (D)

Measurement Notes

OH to finial; OW at feet; OD at knees. W (cornice) 41.5 in. (104.0 cm); W (waist) 42.25 in. (107.2 cm); W (knees) 42.75 in. (108.5 cm); D (cornice) 22.25 in. (56.4 cm); D (waist) 22.75 in. (57.7 cm); D (feet) 22.75 in. (57.7 cm).

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Nutting, Wallace. 1928 Furniture Treasury.
• Published: plate 380.
[Catalogue] 1944 Important American and English Furniture, Part I, March 29-April 1.
• Published: lot no. 834.