Chest with drawer

American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 713

This small chest belongs to a group of painted furniture associated with the Guilford-Saybrook area of coastal Connecticut. The founder of this tradition may have been Charles Guillam (1671–1727), who had emigrated from Britain by 1703. An inventory taken at his death listed ocher and umber pigments, “a painted chest with drawers,” “a parcel of collours,” and partially completed furniture and cabinetmaking tools, suggesting that he was both the maker and the decorator of his furniture.

Chest with drawer, Painted yellow poplar, yellow pine, birch, American

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Chest with drawer, Painted yellow poplar, yellow pine, birch, American
Chest with drawer, Painted yellow poplar, yellow pine, birch, American
Chest with drawer, Painted yellow poplar, yellow pine, birch, American
Chest with drawer, Painted yellow poplar, yellow pine, birch, American
Chest with drawer, Painted yellow poplar, yellow pine, birch, American
Chest with drawer, Painted yellow poplar, yellow pine, birch, American
Chest with drawer, Painted yellow poplar, yellow pine, birch, American
Chest with drawer, Painted yellow poplar, yellow pine, birch, American
Chest with drawer, Painted yellow poplar, yellow pine, birch, American
Chest with drawer, Painted yellow poplar, yellow pine, birch, American

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