Chest

Published/Created:: Massachusetts, United States
ca. 1650–1700
Physical Description:: 31 x 45 x 20 1/2 in.
Materials:: oak
Notes:: Sack catalogue description: Pilgrim oak joined chest, three-paneled front, each panel with geometric molded designs; the center panel with an octagon within an octagon, the panels are flanked by twin split balusters, one drawer below with twin geometric panels flanked on each side by twin split balusters; ring-turned ball feet, hinged lift top with original till intact, fine state of preservation.
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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. 1830, pl. P5111.
Variant Titles:: Pilgrim oak joined chest
Topics:: Decoration and ornament--Mannerist style
Furniture--United States
Period/Style:: Mannerist
Culture:: American
Accession Number:: 5111
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, October 1981
This information is taken from the Israel Sack Furniture Archive and may not reflect current scholarship.
Folder:: Folder 10667 cab2enddr3
Yale Collection:: Yale University Art Gallery
Digital Collection:: Israel Sack Furniture Archive
oid pointer:: 10961956
OID:: 11861382
PID:: digcoll:847717