Chest-on-chest
Samuel McIntire
(American, 1757–1811)
about 1797–1800
Object PlaceSalem, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueMahogany, mahogany veneer, pine
DimensionsOverall: 231.1 x 110.5 x 58.4 cm (91 x 43 1/2 x 23 in.)
Credit LineOtis Norcross Fund
Accession number50.2441
ClassificationsFurniture
InscriptionsNumerous numbers in chalk and graphite throughout. On bottom of the top drawer of the lower case, "Top 1" in graphite. In chalk on the outide of the back: "So Vanning [?]"ProvenanceThis piece was acquired in Florence, where it had been taken in 1875 by Miss Mary Greely Loring (1831-1913). Miss Loring's grandparents, Col. Israel and Anna Thorndike, lived in Beverly, until they removed to Boston about 1810, and it is thought that the double chest was inherited from them. To MFA, June 1950, purchased from F. Gordon Morrill, Florence (dealer) for $2,422.51.
