Chest

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Chest

Entry/Object ID

PM.67.15 a-b

Description

Large steel box (a) on flattened ball feet strapped on all sides with ornamentally engraved bands of iron: round rivets at all junctures; front - elaborately intertwined and scrolled lock, on top - round plate with scrolled decoration, rectangular cutout in middle and iron key (b); inside top has elaborate locking mechanism covered by a pierced screen.

Collection

Philipsburg Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1700 - 1799 Date made: r. 1700 - 1799

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

PM.67.15

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

23-3/4 in

Width

38 in

Depth

23 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 23 3/4 x 38 x 23 in. (60.3 x 96.5 x 58.4 cm)

Material

Steel, Iron

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Interior,metal is torn on top of lid on proper left side on upper edge; metal is torn in three areas on top of lid on proper bottom right corner; front of chest has vertical metal decorative strip on each side and worn from where iron closure hangs and rubs against strip; all metal is slightly rusted; front of chest, top decorative horizontal iron strip has on proper left side a vertical crack across strip and on right side has a 1" vertical crack from top towards center; along top of this strip are two small v-shaped and one large v-shaped pieces missing.

Notes

Remarks: Large chip from strap in upper right corner of top and other random breaks in straps.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

PM.2010.20 - Drawing - Related

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 11A Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Philipsburg Manor, Office