Sideboard

Benjamin Bass Jr. American
 Carving possibly by Thomas Wightman American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 723

Atop each leg, meticulously carved florets radiate from a cluster of beads in the flower disk. The Bass workshop harmonized these carved elements with veneers in dramatic, flame-like patterns that swirl along the front. The artist affirmed "Benjamin Bass, Jr/Boston/Fecit" in pencil on the underside of a drawer and is the first work by the craftsman to enter the Museum’s collection. This work descended in the family of the original owner, Benjamin Weld (1758-1839), to the former chair of the American Wing and has been donated in celebration of the Metropolitan Museum’s 150th Anniversary.

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