Chest of Drawers
about 1740-60
Object PlaceEngland
Medium/TechniqueWood; mahogany, mahogany veneer on oak, deal (softwood), brass
DimensionsOverall: 84.76 x 116.54 x 62.86 cm (33 3/8 x 45 7/8 x 24 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGiven in memory of Dr. William Hewson Baltzell by his wife Alice Cheney Baltzell
Accession number36.272
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On viewClassificationsFurniture
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Although inspired by 18th-century French prototypes, this chest of drawers has typically English features, such as bracket feet, a wood top in place of a marble slab, and mahogany veneers. Mahogany came into use in English furniture early in the 18th century, as supplies of the exotic wood entered London through trade with the West Indies.
Provenance1936, given in memory of Dr. William Hewson Baltzell by his wife Alice Cheney Baltzell. (Accession date: April 16, 1936)
about 1740-60
about 1740
about 1755
about 1755
about 1800
One of Pair/One of Pair