Chest

Object/Artifact

Planting Fields

Name/Title

Chest

Entry/Object ID

1998.006.001

Description

William and Mary style oyster-veneered walnut and string-inlaid chest of drawers, having concentric circle string inlaid top with straight, molded edge, over two short drawers, over three long graduated drawers. The drawers, top and sides cross-banded with walnut, with deep molded edge base, supported on four ball feet, engraved, batwing, bail-handle, staple-back brasses, and the wood darkly patinated, overall warm color.

Collection

Planting Fields Foundation

Cataloged By

Cannarsa

Acquisition

Accession

1998.006.001

Source or Donor

Coe, Michael D.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Place

Location

England

Notes

Date: Late 17th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Chest

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Storage & Display Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Height

35 in

Depth

22 in

Length

37 in

Material

Metal, Wood, Wood: Walnut

Location

Room

Tudor Room

Building

Coe Hall

Date

August 16, 2023

Location

Room

Bishop's Room

Building

Coe Hall

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2024.1

Inventoried By

Amanda Massimillio

Inventoried Date

Jun 25, 2024

Inventoried By

Leger

Inventoried Date

Aug 3, 2023

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Notes

Missing portions of molding between drawers on top and on bottom of right side (see photo). Back panel is weak.

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Sep 19, 2006

Valuations

Valuation Type

Appraisal

Estimator

J. Badami

Date

Nov 1, 1998

Notes

Min. Value: 16500 Description: Badami added that on 4/21/1995 a comparable "oyster-veneered" walnut chest sold for $11,500 at Sotheby's. She appraised Coe Hall's for more, because a) the overall patination of the wood is richer, b) the market in this type of veneered furniture has increased since said sale in 4/1995, c) there is significance in the provenance of the Appraised belonging at one time to the Coe family's furnishings.

Provenance

Notes

Collected By: Michael D. Coe Michael D. Coe Planting Fields Foundation

General Notes

Note

Notes: Part of original furnishings of Coe Hall. "Oyster-veneered" wood is wood cut transversely, from the small branches of the walnut, olive, laburnum or kingwood tree, then pieces together to over the desired surface. Status: OK

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

September 19, 2006

Updated By

mpenny@plantingfields.org

Update Date

March 20, 2025