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Image

Unknown Maker, American

Chest with Drawer
Now On View

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, American

Culture

American

Title

Chest with Drawer

Year

ca. 1710-1740

Medium

  • southern yellow pine,
  • red oak,
  • hickory

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • southern yellow pine,
  • red oak,
  • hickory

Materials

southern yellow pine, hickory, red oak

Geography

Place Made: Massachusetts, Possibly Sudbury or Marlboro

Dimensions

78.1 cm (30 3/4 inches) (height)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Faint chalk inscription on underside of top:Ephraim (?)'s Property

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Furniture Exchange Fund

Object Number

71.149

Type

  • Furniture

Projects & Publications

Publications

  • Books

American Furniture In Pendleton House

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

18th and 19th-Century American Galleries
Jun 19, 2015
Charles Pendleton House
Jan 02, 2015
Focus on Form
American Furniture from the Museum's Collection
Apr 01, 1998 – May 21, 2000
Conservation By Design
Oct 29, 1993 – Jan 16, 1994
A Case for Boxes
Oct 16, 1980 – Nov 16, 1980

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, American
Chest with Drawer, ca. 1710-1740
southern yellow pine, red oak, hickory
78.1 cm (30 3/4 inches) (height)
Furniture Exchange Fund 71.149

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