chest of drawers

Furniture

Historical Society of Carroll County, Maryland

Name/Title

chest of drawers

Entry/Object ID

1943.089.001

Description

Chest of drawers. Five long drawers in graduated heights, top row of three small drawers. Brass C-shape drawer pulls with stylized leaf plates, escutcheons are smaller version of leaf design. Molded top and bottom edge, applied ridged strip around front and sides, fluted column on vertical front edges, short wedge feet with C-scroll. Note handwritten in brown ink is glued to underside of upper proper left drawer: "At my death this piece of furniture is for C. Fisher Wantz Caroline V. Wantz".

Acquisition

Accession

1943.089

Source or Donor

Wantz, Charles Fisher

Acquisition Method

Bequest

General Notes

Note

Original deed of gift reads "1 chest of Drawers or High Boy appraised at - $75.00. A gift from Charles Fisher Wantz who died Sept. 1st 1943; will recorded in Ann Arundel Co.; Safe Deposit & Trust Co. of Baltimore, Executors. Information in old docent manual indicates chest was made for a member of the Dutterer family of Frederick. appraised at $75.00 in 1943, appraiser unknown