High Chest of Drawers
John Townsend (American, 1732/33–1809)
In the collection of Yale University Art Gallery
- Maker
- John Townsend (American, 1732/33–1809)
- Date
- 1759
- Medium
- Mahogany; drawer linings, mixture of chestnut, eastern white pine, and cottonwood (upper case: sides and backs, cottonwood; bottoms, chestnut; wide drawer in lower case: sides, cottonwood; back and bottom, chestnut; lower side drawers in lower case: sides and backs, chestnut; bottoms, eastern white pine; middle drawer in lower case: sides, cottonwood; back and bottom, eastern white pine); eastern white pine; chestnut; replaced cleats on bottom of upper case, southern yellow pine
- Dimensions
- 88.9 x 39.4 x 22.1 in. (225.7 x 100.1 x 56.2 cm)
- Form
- Case Piece
- Origin
- Newport
- Museum
- Yale University Art Gallery
- Accession
- 1984.32.26
- Credit line
- Bequest of Doris M. Brixey
