Chest on frame

Published/Created:

Massachusetts, United States
ca. 1700

Physical Description:

32 x 27 1/2 x 19 in.

Materials:

Oak; pine; paint

Notes:

Sack catalogue description: Oak and pine paneled dower chest, a rare form of late seventeenth-century American furniture being the precursor to the lowboy form; fortunately the early aspect of this piece, with traces of old red paint, is still retained.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 3, p. 602, pl. 1370.

Variant Titles:

Oak and pine paneled dower chest

Topics:

Decoration and ornament--Mannerist style
Furniture--United States

Period/Style:

Mannerist

Culture:

American

Accession Number:

3187

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, January 1970
This information is taken from the Israel Sack Furniture Archive and may not reflect current scholarship.

Folder:

Folder 10667 cab2dr3

Yale Collection:

Yale University Art Gallery

Digital Collection:

Israel Sack Furniture Archive

OID:

10955724

PID:

digcoll:844399