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Chest of Drawers

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1820-1840

GUSN

GUSN-55025

Description

Chest of Drawers. Mahogany, mahogany veneer, tulip poplar, white pine secondary wood. Oval mirror on scrolled stand; two attached knife boxes at right and left of top; two adjacent short top drawers over three long individual drawers. All drawers have wood knobs. Rests on bun feet.

Details

Descriptive Terms

chests of drawers
case furniture
mahogany (wood)
pine (wood)
Empire (style)
Chest of Drawers
Chest of Drawers

Associated Person

Batchelder, John Montgomery, 1811-1892

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

71 1/3 x 41 x 19 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Dorothy H. McGee

Accession Number

1989.15

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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