Chest of drawers

Published/Created:

Salem, Essex county, Massachusetts, United States
ca. 1780–1790

Physical Description:

35 1/4 x 43 x 23 1/2 in.

Materials:

Mahogany; brass

Notes:

Sack catalogue description: Chippendale mahogany serpentine-front bureau with canted corners continuing on bracket feet and molded top, choice figured mahogany front, original oval brasses showing post-Revolutionary influence.
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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. 590, pl. 1353.

Variant Titles:

Chippendale mahogany serpentine-front bureau

Topics:

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

Period/Style:

Chippendale

Culture:

American

Accession Number:

3143

Genre:

bureaus (chests of drawers) (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 10718 cab4dr1 tif

Yale Collection:

Yale University Art Gallery

Digital Collection:

Israel Sack Furniture Archive

OID:

10986979

PID:

digcoll:846857