High Chest of Drawers

Furniture

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Lincoln County Historical Association

Name/Title

High Chest of Drawers

Description

Walnut high chest of drawers on frame in William and Mary Style. Frame supported by six inverted cup and cone turned legs linked at base by scalloped stretchers. Each leg with ball feet below stretchers. Cornice molding across top of chest with a built in shallow drawer contained within it. Cornice is over two side by side drawers above three graduated drawers. Drawer fronts consist of walnut veneers on white pine and each drawer has a herringbone border along its edges roughly 1/2 inch in width. The entire secondary wood of all the drawers is pine including that supporting the walnut veneer drawer fronts. The lower section (the frame) contains three drawers above a deeply scalloped skirt supported by the four front turned trumpet legs. The profile of he skirt is embellished with a bead molding. All the drawers have brasses with brass bail handles which appear to be original along with matching brass key hole escutcheons on the three long drawers on the chest. The bottom and second drawer of the chest have their original locks set into the pine.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

American, unknown

Role

Cabinetmaker

Date made

1700 - 1730

Time Period

Early 18th century

Place

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Notes

This piece was probably made in Boston, Massachusetts or within the greater Boston area.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

On back of upper chest

Transcription

"GIVEN TO BOWMAN HOUSE BY / SHIRLEY ANDREWS / SEE CATALOG TOP DRAWER"

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

160 cm

Width

101.6 cm

Depth

55.9 cm

Dimension Description

Upper Case with drawers

Height

76.6 cm

Width

91.1 cm

Depth

50 cm

Dimension Notes

The cornice of the upper case measures 54.2 cm (depth) and 97.7 cm (width)

Dimension Description

Lower Case and Frame

Height

87.2 cm

Width

96 cm

Depth

52.7 cm

Dimension Notes

Its cornice measures 58.8 cm (depth) and 101.3 cm (width).

Material

Wood (pine), Wood (walnut), Brass

Color

Brown

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

The brasses on the upper case drawers would appear to be period and possibly original. However the same type of brasses on the three drawers of the lower case/frame are flanked by to pairs of holes (one above the other) suggesting that these drawers may originally have had other types of brasses.

General Notes

Note

Legal Status: loan, POD LCHS Notes: See William Waters document _______ Status: OK