Chest

Name/Title

Chest

Entry/Object ID

95.3.26

Description

Chest-on-Chest made of mahogany with mahogany veneer. Cypress and mahogany secondary woods. 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 !: Colonial Furniture

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Chest

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Storage & Display Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Intake

Loan In

L.1995.003.

Lender

Mrs. Frances F. Hutson

Date Received

Jan 1, 1995

Date Due for Return

Mar 17, 2003

Date Returned

Mar 17, 2003

Created By

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Create Date

July 2, 2002

Updated By

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Update Date

February 10, 2023