Chest of drawers. Mahogany with white pine secondary wood. Serpentine drawer facade. Four drawers. Original brass hardware. Steel locks in three drawers. Terminates in straight bracket feet.
chests (case furniture)
mahogany (wood)
pine (wood)
Chippendale
Chest of Drawers
Chest of Drawers
Original to Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.),
Attributed to Sewell, Samuel, 1724-1814 (Cabinetmaker, attributed)
30 5/8 x 37 1/2 x 21 5/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler
1977.324
Maine (United States)
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