High chest of drawers
The type of leg seen on this high chest was likely derived from the spiral columns of European Baroque architecture. Spiral twisted legs, a rarity in American furniture, can sometimes be found on high chests and tables made in New York.
Artwork Details
- Title: High chest of drawers
- Date: 1695–1720
- Geography: Possibly made in Long Island, New York, United States; Possibly made in New York, New York, United States
- Culture: American or British
- Medium: Sweet gum, yellow poplar, yellow pine, white oak
- Dimensions: 58 x 45 x 24 1/2 in. (147.3 x 114.3 x 62.2 cm)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1936
- Object Number: 36.112a, b
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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