High chest of drawers
- Published/Created:
- Massachusetts, United States
ca. 1710–1730 - Physical Description:
- 61 1/4 x 39 x 22 in.
- Materials:
- Walnut; maple
- Notes:
- Sack catalogue description: William and Mary highboy of walnut and maple with burl veneer fronts of beautifully chosen textured figure, the drawers with herringbone borders, the trumpet legs are superbly turned with flaring trumpets and inverted cup capitals; the arched and cyma-shaped outlines of the front and side stretchers conform to the complementary cock-beaded outlines of the aprons, the proportions are exemplary and the piece retains the old or original patina. Ex-collection Mr. and Mrs. Mitchel Taradash.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 5, p. 1265, pl. P4223. Book: Alice Winchester, Living With Antiques (New York: Robert McBride and Company, 1948), p. 90. Journal/Periodical: The Magazine Antiques (January 1953): p. 44. - Variant Titles:
- William and Mary walnut highboy
- Topics:
- Decoration and ornament -- William and Mary style
Furniture -- United States - Period/Style:
- William and Mary
- Culture:
- American
- Accession Number:
- 4223
- 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, May 1976
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:
- 10994291
- PID:
- digcoll:1024941
