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Chest of Drawers

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1795-1815

GUSN

GUSN-269285

Description

Chest of drawers with four ungraduated drawers; serpentine front with canted corners and conforming top; mahogany veneered drawers with beaded edges and string inlay banding; drawers fitted with locks and two brasses with circular stamped backplates; French feet.

Details

Descriptive Terms

chests of drawers
Chest Of Drawers

Maker

Possibly Boardman, Langley, 1774-1833 (Maker)

Dimensions

36 10/16 x 43 x 23 4/16 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Woodbury Langdon

Accession Number

1966.357

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