Chest

Furniture

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Chest

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.426

Description

Chest, with blanket-compartment top: staple-hinged top, with (original) lock and brass lock-plate; beneath compartment, 2 drawers, one above the other, of rabbeted-joint construction, and on rails, with brass "willow" pattern escutcheons and rails; thumb-nail molding at edges of drawers is intergral part of drawers; applied cant molding about sides and front above apron; apron cut in scallops, as are side boards, which form the bracket feet; old red paint.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1820

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

45 in

Width

41 in

Depth

18-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 45 x 41 x 18 3/4 in. (114.3 x 104.1 x 47.6 cm)

Material

Pine, brass, Poplar

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

Related Entries

Notes

VC.58.370 - Chest - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Complex, Ferry House - Lean-to Chamber