Chest of drawers

Published/Created:

Portsmouth, Rockingham county, New Hampshire, United States
ca. 1790–1810

Physical Description:

38 1/2 x 41 x 21 1/2 in.

Materials:

Satinwood; rosewood; birch; ivory; brass

Notes:

Sack catalogue description: Hepplewhite three-panel front flame satinwood bureau, the fronts contained in crossbanded rosewood borders to panels and top edge, rectangular drop satinwood panel centering the apron, birch top and sides; ivory keyhole escutcheons, original brass knobs of seashell pattern, three knobs replaced; the long French feet with straight sides and short flaring base as well as the octagonal ivory escutcheons are Portsmouth features.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 2, p. 315, 353, pl. 779, 888; vol. 5, p. 1172, pl. P2156.

Variant Titles:

Hepplewhite three-panel front satinwood bureau

Topics:

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

Period/Style:

Federal
Hepplewhite

Culture:

American

Accession Number:

2156

Genre:

bureaus (chests of drawers) (AAT)

Format:

Image
Physical Object

Content Type:

Furnishings & Decorative Arts
Prints & Photographs

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Public

Source Title:

Israel Sack, Inc., Archive

Source Created:

New York, New York, United States
1957–1990

Source Note:

Sack, April 1965; Sack, June 1966; Sack, October 1974
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:

10986926

PID:

digcoll:846904