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Chest-on-chest

Attributed to Thomas Affleck American
Attributed to James Reynolds American
1770–75
Not on view
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Chest-on-chest
  • Maker: Attributed to Thomas Affleck (1740–1795)
  • Maker: Attributed to James Reynolds (1736–1794)
  • Date: 1770–75
  • Geography: Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Mahogany, mahogany veneer, white cedar,
    yellow pine, tulip poplar
  • Dimensions: 97 1/2 x 46 7/8 x 24 1/4 in. (247.7 x 119.1 x 61.6 cm)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of the American Wing and
    Rogers Funds; Virginia Groomes Gift, in memory
    of Mary W. Groomes, and Mr. and Mrs. Frederick
    M. Danziger, Herman Merkin and Anonymous
    Gifts, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.91
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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