CHEST, GOTHIC REVIVAL

Object/Artifact

Homestead Museum

Name/Title

CHEST, GOTHIC REVIVAL

Entry/Object ID

79.4.1.36

Description

Chest - Gothic Revival, carved wood in two sections (a - top, b - bottom), with ornately carved doors, additional carvings feature knights (or monks?) on columns, molding at top and bottom, metal escutcheons on all doors (upper right door has no hole for key), interior latch on right top door; a) geometric gothic arches and trefoils as well as figure motif carvings (one man, one woman, bust only) on doors, flowers on sides, lower section open, fluting on back interior portion above top of base, single shelf inside cabinet, multiple ledges for shelf inside; b) full figure carvings (one man, one woman) on doors, one dragon on column at center, fluting on sides.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Furniture, Chests

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Cabinets (case furniture)

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Cabinets (Case Furniture)