Chest-on-chest

Attributed to Thomas Affleck American
 Attributed to James Reynolds American

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This chest epitomizes the Chippendale style: classical architectural forms are dynamically juxtaposed with romantic, naturalistic ornament. On the basis of a 1772 entry in the ledger of William Logan, in whose family the chest descended, it has been attributed to the Scottish immigrant cabinetmaker Thomas Affleck and the carver James Reynolds.

Chest-on-chest, Attributed to Thomas Affleck (1740–1795), Mahogany, mahogany veneer, white cedar, yellow pine, tulip poplar, American

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Chest-on-chest, Attributed to Thomas Affleck (1740–1795), Mahogany, mahogany veneer, white cedar, yellow pine, tulip poplar, American
Chest-on-chest, Attributed to Thomas Affleck (1740–1795), Mahogany, mahogany veneer, white cedar, yellow pine, tulip poplar, American
Chest-on-chest, Attributed to Thomas Affleck (1740–1795), Mahogany, mahogany veneer, white cedar, yellow pine, tulip poplar, American
Chest-on-chest, Attributed to Thomas Affleck (1740–1795), Mahogany, mahogany veneer, white cedar, yellow pine, tulip poplar, American
Chest-on-chest, Attributed to Thomas Affleck (1740–1795), Mahogany, mahogany veneer, white cedar, yellow pine, tulip poplar, American
Chest-on-chest, Attributed to Thomas Affleck (1740–1795), Mahogany, mahogany veneer, white cedar, yellow pine, tulip poplar, American
Chest-on-chest, Attributed to Thomas Affleck (1740–1795), Mahogany, mahogany veneer, white cedar, yellow pine, tulip poplar, American
Chest-on-chest, Attributed to Thomas Affleck (1740–1795), Mahogany, mahogany veneer, white cedar, yellow pine, tulip poplar, American
Chest-on-chest, Attributed to Thomas Affleck (1740–1795), Mahogany, mahogany veneer, white cedar, yellow pine, tulip poplar, American

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