Chest with drawer
John Savell
(1642–1687)
1660–90
Object PlaceBraintree, Massachusetts
Medium/TechniqueOak, chestnut, pine
Dimensions85.09 x 142.24 x 55.56 cm (33 1/2 x 56 x 21 7/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Charles Hitchcock Tyler
Accession number32.270
On View
On viewClassificationsFurniture
Collections
The complicated, carved facade of this chest is divided into three tiers in a way that recalls the Italian Mannerist style. Each of the lunettes on the upper rail contains diagonal flower buds and is surrounded by incised and punched borders. The four principal panels contain leaves set within arches, while the drawer front is embellished with large and small rosettes. Divisions between the sections were created through the use of vertical and horizontal channel moldings, painted black to imitate ebony.
ProvenanceSamuel Gardner of Salem (1648-1724); the inventory of his grandson of the same name (1712-1769) listed "1 Sugar box wt 23 oz"; subsequent history unknown
about 1790–1800
About 1700–90
1790–1800
1800–20
1760–70
about 1760–1775
1740–50