Chest

Furniture

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Chest

Entry/Object ID

SS.63.68

Description

Chest of drawers with dressing mirror: rectangular chest with plain top, over four horizontally arranged drawers with flattened bun pulls and keyholes; applied vertical vase-and-ring turned ornamentation at each front corner; apron shaped in cupid's bow, bracket feet; affixed to top on curved supporting stanchions, narrow vertical looking glass in curved frame with crest at top, swiveling on pins attached to stanchions; painted light green with colorful clusters of roses and daisies on drawer fronts, with borders stencilled in brownish-mauve, with scrolls and diapered cartouches at the corners, with matching border pattern occurring on crest of mirror and top of chest, the remainder of chest ornamented with linear outlines.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1850

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall Height

Height

65-1/2 in

Depth

17-1/8 in

Length

38-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 65 1/2 x 17 1/8 x 38 1/2 in. (166.4 x 43.5 x 97.8 cm)

Material

Wood (deal), Glass

Condition

Notes

Remarks: During Winter Cleaning, chest was found to have loose and warped backing board for mirror and one middle drawer was missing an interior runner; the runner appears to have been missing for a long time. [JJK, 2/11/2010]

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Paint worn.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

Related Entries

Notes

SS.63.60 - Bed - Part of set SS.63.71 - Towel rack - Related SS.61.71 a-d - Chair, side - Part of set SS.63.62 - Table, occasional - Part of set

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Sunnyside, Front Guest Bedroom