High chest of drawers. Soft maple with white pine secondary wood. Flat top with stepped and molded cornice. Deep scrolled skirt. Rests on cabriole legs that terminate in flattened raised pad feet.
chests of drawers
case furniture
brass (alloy)
maple (wood)
Norway spruce (wood)
Chippendale
Federal
maple (wood)
Maple
Brass
Chippendale
Pine
Federal
Chest Of Drawers
Barrett, Charles, 1740-1808
Used at Barrett House (New Ipswich, N.H.),
Attributed to Dunlap School (Maker)
NH, USA
77 3/8 x 40 3/8 x 19 5/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Charles K. Davis
1948.147
New Hampshire (United States)
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