Chest

Furniture

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Chest

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.496

Description

Chest, blanket: lid,with applied molding of heavy thumb-nail type, overhangs chest, opening to reveal till with wooden post-hinged cover; dove-tailed corners; straight sides; brass key-hole escutcheon, of type of cica 1710; at bottom, cant molding; chest rests upon separate feet,-the rear, boot-jack design, at right angles to ends of chest;-the front, bold large ball on disks; connecting front and back feet, at each side is flat rail; old brown paint. Walnut (feet) Pine (till drawer runners)

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1700 - 1733 Date made: r. 1700 - 1733

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

28-1/4 in

Depth

19-3/4 in

Length

49 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 28 1/4 x 19 3/4 x 49 in. (71.8 x 50.2 x 124.5 cm)

Material

Walnut, Pine, Poplar

Condition

Notes

Overall Analysis: Condition report on file 4/1983.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Exhibits, in heavy cornice-like lid, and nature and style of feet, its Dutch Baroque-influenced characteristics. Dr. Neil Kamil, of the University of Texas at Austin and former researcher at Van Cortlandt Manor, examined images and notes from the object file and suggested that the chest may not be Hudson River Valley. He thinks New York "for sure, but might be further south--closer to Long Island or Brooklyn." He also suggested "if you ever intend to publish that chest, best to run a wood analysis. Lots of times, as you know, gum wood or "bilstead" (a typical ny wood) looks a lot like cherry." [Jessa J. Krick, 9/13/2012].

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Hall