Chest of drawers

Item Information

Title:
Chest of drawers
Description:
Swell front case; four drawers, graduated from top to bottom. Drawers have beaded edges with molded oval-shaped brass plated with bail handles. Frontal columnar reeded stiles terminate below case in turned bulbous legs. Rectangular inlaid panels.
Date:
1795–1820
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
beading (edging pattern)
beading (process)
inlay (process)
mahogany (wood)
veneer (material)
molding (forming)
reed (grass, material)
chests of drawers
case furniture
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
beading (edging pattern)
beading (process)
reed (grass, material)
Sheraton
Mahogany
Mahogany Veneer
Molded
Beaded
Inlaid
Reed
Places:
New York
Maine > York (county) > South Berwick
Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.)
Extent:
39.75 in. x 42.75 in. x 24.75 in. (H x W x D)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/8089
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
Accession #:
1949.509
Identifier:
8089