High chest of drawers

Date

1740–70

Medium

American black cherry; backboards of upper case, sides, backs, and bottoms of three wide drawers in upper case, sides and backs of top two drawers in upper case, bottoms and backs of drawers in lower case, aspen or cottonwood (Populus spp.); top and bottom of upper case, sides of drawers in lower case, eastern white pine; bottom of top two drawers in line in upper case, red oak.

Dimensions

71.3 x 41.3 x 21.7 in. (181.1 x 104.9 x 55 cm)

Form

Case Piece

Origin

Connecticut

Museum

Yale University Art Gallery

Accession

1930.2309

Credit line

Mabel Brady Garvan Collection