Chippendale carved mahogany scroll-top oxbow chest on chest. Top section has molded swan's neck crest with carved terminals and three flame-carved and urn-turned finials. Three small drawers, one carved with fan design, and four full drawers. Bottom section has four drawers. Ogee bracket feet, original "pine tree" brasses.
chests-on-chests
case furniture
mahogany (wood)
brass (alloy)
cabinetmaking
Chest Of Drawers
Jewett, Sarah Orne, 1849-1909
Original To Sarah Orne Jewett House (South Berwick, Me.),
40.1
Unknown
88 1/2 x 42 1/2 x 21 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Museum Purchase
2009.26.1
South Berwick (York county, Maine)
Maine (United States)
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