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Chest of drawers

1735–50
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774
The sprays and vases of flowers, trees, buildings, figures, dogs, birds, and butterflies on this chest recall print sources that were more typically used by young women as inspiration for floral paintings and fancy embroidery. The female figure under a tree (top drawer) and the male figure holding a pole with a fishing net (second drawer) relate to the “fishing lady” needlework pictures produced in girls’ boarding schools in Boston in the mid-eighteenth century.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Chest of drawers
  • Date: 1735–50
  • Geography: Probably made in Connecticut, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Painted yellow pine, oak
  • Dimensions: 49 3/4 x 43 x 17 in. (126.4 x 109.2 x 43.2 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair, 1945
  • Object Number: 45.78.3
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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