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Chest of Drawers

Collection Type

  • Furniture

Date

1740-1760

GUSN

GUSN-67337

Description

Short crooked legs, serpentine; 2 large drawers, 2 small; x motif on ends

Details

Descriptive Terms

chests of drawers
case furniture
black walnut (wood)
brass (alloy)
inlay (process)
oak (wood)
Chest of Drawers
Chest of Drawers

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

31 1/8 x 47 7/8 x 25 3/8 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.1230

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