Chest

Published/Created:

Massachusetts, United States
ca. 1660–1680

Physical Description:

30 x 47 1/2 x 21 3/4 in.

Materials:

oak

Notes:

Sack catalogue description: Pilgrim oak chest with hinged lid and one drawer, the front contains three panels of geometric moldings flanked by split spindles, the drawer also flanked by spindles; triglyphs, bosses and diamonds complete the decorations, all of which are original. This chest descended in the family of Captain William Trask of Salem, Massachusetts, who came to this country as early as 1628 and was one of the founders of Salem; it remained in the Trask family until we purchased it. Vignettes of the Trask homestead, including the front view of the home on Boston Street in Salem and an interior of the Trask homestead, are illustrated.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 10, p. 2544, pl. P6264.

Variant Titles:

Pilgrim oak chest

Topics:

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

Period/Style:

Mannerist

Culture:

American

Accession Number:

6264

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, 1990
This information is taken from the Israel Sack Furniture Archive and may not reflect current scholarship.

Folder:

Folder 9689 box 4 tiff

Yale Collection:

Yale University Art Gallery

Digital Collection:

Israel Sack Furniture Archive

OID:

10985078

PID:

digcoll:846965