Chest of drawers

1795–1805

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 729

New England cabinetmakers often used birch veneer as a less expensive substitute for imported satinwood. The crotch-veneer panels on the drawers of this chest were carefully book-matched. The drop-panel in the center of the base is characteristic of Portsmouth, New Hampshire-style case furniture in the Federal period.

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Chest of drawers
Date: 1795–1805
Geography: Made in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Mahogany, mahogany and birch veneers with yellow poplar, white pine
Dimensions: 38 x 40 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. (96.5 x 102.9 x 54.6 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1909
Object Number: 10.125.339
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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