SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Chest-on-Chest

Maker, attributed to: Edmund Townsend (American, 1736/7–1811)

Chest-on-Chest, Maker, attributed to: Edmund Townsend (American, 1736/7–1811), 1755–85, Mahogany; eastern white pine; one dr…

Maker: Maker, attributed to: Edmund Townsend (American, 1736/7–1811)
Date: 1755–85
Medium: Mahogany; eastern white pine; one drawer divider, blocks, and some other framing elements, chestnut
Dimensions: 84.7 x 41.4 x 20.8 in. (215.1 x 105.2 x 52.8 cm)
Form: Case Piece
Origin: Newport
Museum: Yale University Art Gallery
Accession: 1930.2162
Credit line: Mabel Brady Garvan Collection

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