In Empire style. Two small ogee front drawers over a four drawer case - the top is an ogee shaped drawer. It is flanked by sepentine pilasters ending in scroll feet and turned rear feet.
bureaus (slant-front desks)
case furniture
mahogany (wood)
veneer
Empire (style)
Mahogany Veneer
Empire
CHEST OF DRAWERS
Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),
Unknown
45.5 x 43.125 x 18.5 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Amelia W. Little
1986.692
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