Chest
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureAmerican
Date1750-1799
MediumWalnut | Yellow Pine | White Pine
DimensionsOverall: 40 1/2 x 37 1/4 x 18 1/2 in. (102.9 x 94.6 x 47 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Norfolk Historic Foundation
Object number79.285.40
Not on view
DescriptionChest of drawers. Ogee bracket feet. Four graduated drawers. Bail brasses. Brass keyhole excutcheons. Top drawer has two slots (front and back) for partitions (now missing). Vine inlay on either side of drawers (on frame). Inlay line around edge of each drawer. Top-center bowed-mitered border. All four missing, split in middle of left side. Square patch in left front, piece replaced. Many drawer supports replaced.ProvenancePurchased by the Norfolk Historic Foundation from John Christoffel, (Williamsburg? Exmore? King William, Virginia? ; transferred to The Chrysler Museum, 1979.; ; ; Exhibition HistoryExhibitions/Publications: Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts; 6/13/74; No. S-3619 (label top left drawer) ; Willoughby-Baylor House
ca. 1790
