Oak Chest

Furniture

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Frances M. Maguire Art Museum

Name/Title

Oak Chest

Entry/Object ID

1966.3.1

Description

17th-c. English oak chest made of quarter-sawn oak with predominately geometric carving. The front is carved with three roundels with starburst pattern crossed with arrows. One of American artist Margaret Gest's household items.

Furniture Details

Furniture Type

Chest

Made/Created

Time Period

17th Century

Place

Country

England, United Kingdom

Region

Northwestern Europe

Continent

Europe

Dimensions

Height

25 in

Width

52-1/2 in

Depth

21-1/2 in

Material

Oak

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Credit Line

Label

Gift of Miriam Thrall