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High chest. Cherry, hard maple, red oak, white pine and yellow pine. Top section has a flat top with molded edges. Four drawers with replaced hardware. Two fluted pilasters on either side. Bottom case has one drawer over three drawers. Carved fan on central drawer. Skirt has ogee arches with two drop finials. Cabriole legs. Squared knees and chamfered feet.
high chests of drawers
cherry (wood)
red oak (wood)
maple (wood)
yellow pine (wood, general)
Chest Of Drawers
House joiners produced the frames of houses in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and sometimes they constructed furniture as well. The sturdy, angular lines of this Concord, Massachusetts high chest, made about 1755-1775, reflect the work of a craftsman conditioned to build solid house frames. Even the Queen Anne cabriole legs, which typically add delicate lines to furniture, appear stiff and unyielding. Furniture historians cite Joseph Hosmer, a noted Concord joiner, furniture maker, farmer, and patriot, as the possible maker of this piece.
Attributed to Hosmer, Joseph, 1735-1823
67 7/8 x 42 3/8 x 21 1/4 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Ellen M. Jones and Alice E. Jones
1973.328AB
Concord (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Massachusetts (United States)
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