Chest of drawers

Furniture

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Boscobel House and Gardens

Name/Title

Chest of drawers

Entry/Object ID

F 76.40

Description

The chest of drawers has five tiers of cock-beaded drawers. The uppermost has three shallow side-by-side drawers with veneered and cock-beaded fronts. The second drawer from the top is the deepest and features a figured mahogany veneer within crossbanding. The three drawers below are graduated in depth from shallow at the top to deep at the bottom. The fronts of the stiles have reeded panels. The stiles end in inverted baluster turnings that are reeded. The front legs have brass ferrule feet. The rear feet are solid mahogany turned to the profile of the front feet. The side panels of the case are recessed. The back is made of three tulip poplar boards, the middle board of which is grooved on each side to receive the flanking boards. The solid top board of the chest is made of brilliantly figured plum-pudding mahogany. Drawer pulls are stamped lion's masks.

Category

Furniture

Acquisition

Accession

F 76.40

Source or Donor

Thomas Kyle

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Purchase, 1976

Furniture Details

Furniture Type

Chest of Drawers

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

James Stymets (?)

Attribution

Possibly

Date made

1810 - 1825

Place

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Country

America

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

outside bottom of proper right top drawer

Transcription

James / Stymets / New York

Material/Technique

Pencil

Notes

-per PZ. JC is not convinced of that deciphering

Dimensions

Height

48-3/4 in

Width

46-1/4 in

Depth

22-5/8 in

Material

Mahogany, Tulip poplar, White pine

Condition

Notes

Top is probably a replacement. Brasses are replacements.

Provenance

Notes

Purchased from Thomas Kyle, Goshen, NY, 11/8/76.