Gentleman's Dressing Chest

Chest: Copyright: MESDA Furniture of Charleston
Chest

Copyright: MESDA Furniture of Charleston

Name/Title

Gentleman's Dressing Chest

Entry/Object ID

81.7.1

Description

Gentleman's dressing chest 1755/1775 Mahogany with brass pulls Chippendale Style Chest of Drawers , the Top with Molded Edge Over Four Graduated Drawers with Applied Cock-Bead Edges, The Case Decorated with Quarter Columns At Front Corners, the Whole Upon a Molded Base on Ogee Bracket Feet (Replaced?) on Casters. Original Brass Pulls and Escutcheons. the Top Drawer with Framed Mirror and Sectioned Compartments.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection

Acquisition

Accession

81.7.

Source or Donor

McCown, Mrs. Patricia Kinloch

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Made/Created

Place

City

Charleston

State/Province

South Carolina

Country

United States of America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Chest

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Storage & Display Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Other Name

Gentleman's Dressing Chest

Dimensions

Height

32 in

Width

36 in

Depth

20-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

[height]32" __[length] __[width]36" __[depth]20.5" __[diameter] __[size] __[other]

Location

Location

Room

304

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Moved By

Westbrook Deliveries

Date

November 1, 2012

Notes

Reason: Construction in house

Location

Building

NR304

Moved By

Jill Beute Koverman

Date

October 3, 2001

Location

Building

NR PRINCIPLE BEDCHAMBER

Moved By

Red

Date

July 7, 1998

Notes

Reason: Exhibit Authorized By: Jill Beute Koverman Until: 10/03 /200

Location

Building

NR PRINCIPLE BEDCHAMBER

Moved By

Red

Date

July 7, 1998

Notes

Reason: Exhibit Authorized By: Jill Beute Koverman Until: 10/03 /200

Location

Room

204

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Category

Permanent

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Publications

Notes

Similar To Mesda Object #2787 see Jane Hind, "Mesda", P.56

Provenance

Notes

Collected By: Mrs. Patricia Kinloch McCown

Exhibitions

10
16

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Location Details1: 1

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

July 7, 1998

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

May 24, 2023