High chest : detail of pediment

Published/Created:: Salem, Essex county, Massachusetts, United States
ca. 1750–1770
Physical Description:: 85 x 40 x 20 1/2 in.
Materials:: Cherry
Notes:: Sack catalogue description: Queen Anne cherry scroll-top highboy, the arch ends in finely carved rosette capitals, original flame finials; the center drawers of the upper and lower case sections are fronted by carved fans, flattened arch apron outline, cabriole legs ending in platformed pad feet; warm amber patina.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 7, p. 1704, pl. P4858.
Variant Titles:: Queen Anne cherry scroll-top high chest
Topics:: Decoration and ornament--Queen Anne style
Furniture--United States
Period/Style:: Queen Anne
Culture:: American
Accession Number:: 4858
Genre:: chests (case furniture) (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 1980
This information is taken from the Israel Sack Furniture Archive and may not reflect current scholarship.
Folder:: Folder 10667 cab2enddr3
Yale Collection:: Yale University Art Gallery
Digital Collection:: Israel Sack Furniture Archive
oid pointer:: 10961933
OID:: 11861372
PID:: digcoll:1024953