High chest of drawers
- Published/Created:
- Massachusetts, United States
ca. 1710–1730 - Physical Description:
- 71 x 40 x 22 in.
- Materials:
- Maple; brass
- Notes:
- Sack catalogue description: Rare small scale William and Mary maple highboy, the fronts with crotch veneered fronts and herringbone borders, the drawers retaining the original teardrop brasses and escutcheons; triple arch aprons with applied beaded strips, the case is supported on trumpet legs connected by flat stretchers formed of a series of arches on ball feet, the piece has taken on a warm amber patina of depth and mellowness.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 8, p. 2321, pl. P5812. - Variant Titles:
- William and Mary maple highboy
- Topics:
- Decoration and ornament -- William and Mary style
Furniture -- United States - Period/Style:
- William and Mary
- Culture:
- American
- Accession Number:
- 5812
- Genre:
- high chests of drawers (AAT)
highboys (AAT) - Format:
- Image
Physical Object - Content Type:
- Furnishings & Decorative Arts
Prints & Photographs - Rights:
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement
- Access Restrictions:
- Public
- Source Title:
- Israel Sack, Inc., Archive
- Source Created:
- New York, New York, United States
1957–1990 - Source Note:
- Sack, October 1986
This information is taken from the Israel Sack Furniture Archive and may not reflect current scholarship. - Folder:
- Folder 10978 nc cab2dr1 tif_complete
- Yale Collection:
- Yale University Art Gallery
- Digital Collection:
- Israel Sack Furniture Archive
- OID:
- 10994417
- PID:
- digcoll:1024935
