Chest
Chest on Chest - wideangle
Name/Title
ChestEntry/Object ID
2003.001.003Tags
Needs location checkDescription
Chest-on-Chest made of mahogany with mahogany veneer. Cypress and mahogany secondary woods. Chippendale/Rococo style, c. 1770. Origin: Charleston, SC. Descended in the Frost family. In 2 sections, upper section having rectangular molded top with Greek Key decoration, above blind fret with figure 8 design, over three short cockbeaded drawers, over 2 short cockbeaded drawers, over three long graduated cockbeaded drawers, all flanked by canted corner blind fret decoration; lower section having molded bed over three long graduated cockbeaded drawers, flanked by reeded and stop-fluted quarter columns, on molded base, on ogee bracket feet ****Illustrated and described on pages 144-147 in The Furniture of Charleston, Volume 1: Colonial FurnitureCollection
Historic Charleston Foundation CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2003.001.Source or Donor
PurchaseAcquisition Method
PurchasedCredit Line
Museum Acquisitions FundsMade/Created
Date made
1760 - 1780Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
ChestNomenclature Sub-Class
Storage & Display FurnitureNomenclature Class
FurnitureNomenclature Category
Category 02: FurnishingsOther Names and Numbers
Other Name
Chest on ChestOther Numbers
Number Type
Old NumberOther Number
95.3.26Dimensions
Height
77-3/4 inWidth
41-5/16 inDepth
21-7/8 inLocation
Location
Room
104Building
Nathaniel Russell HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Location
Building
Williamsburg, VAMoved By
Westbrook DeliveriesDate
November 1, 2012Notes
Reason: temporary exhibit Until: 06-07/2024Location
Room
104Building
Nathaniel Russell HouseCategory
PermanentMoved By
SJDate
July 28, 2004Condition
Overall Condition
GoodRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Frost FamilyExhibitions
10
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