Chest of drawers

Published/Created:: Pennsylvania, United States
ca. 1780
Physical Description:: 22 3/8 x 21 3/4 x 12 3/8 in.
Materials:: Cherry; walnut; brass
Notes:: Sack catalogue description: Hepplewhite cherry miniature bow-front bureau, four drawers with walnut veneered fronts, the top drawer largest; beaded borders and original chased brass knobs, French feet and scrolled apron, the top is inlaid with several star motifs continued in circles and semi-circles and centered by a large oval walnut panel; mellow patina, the top of faded amber shade, rare small size.
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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. 1930, pl. P5280.
Variant Titles:: Hepplewhite cherry miniature bow-front bureau
Topics:: Decoration and ornament -- Hepplewhite style
Furniture -- United States
Period/Style:: Federal
Hepplewhite
Culture:: American
Accession Number:: 5280
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, June 1982
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 pointer:: 10987083
OID:: 11887985
PID:: digcoll:847519