High Chest of Drawers

John Townsend (American, 1732/33–1809)

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