Update Our ticketing, donations, and membership sales portal is down for scheduled maintenance on the afternoon of 4/11.
1810-1825
GUSN-221975
The commode with two drawers stacked above cupboard doors; rope-turned three quarter columns applied to each front corner; all four ring-turned feet terminate in brass casters; each side with a brass bale handle; the single plank top with circular projections at the front corners and a reeded edge (similar to 1990.137.1 and .2)
commodes (French chests of drawers)
mahogany (wood)
brass (alloy)
Empire (style)
Commode
Unknown
28 5/8 x 24 3/8 x 17 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Susan Norton
1990.138
Possibly Massachusetts (United States)
Possibly Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Possibly Cambridge (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Title Chest of Drawers Accession Number 1990.137.1
Title Chest of Drawers Accession Number 1990.137.2
Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].
Sign up to our newsletter for our latest news and events
