Chest of drawers

Creator:: Gostelowe, Jonathan, 1744-1795 (attributed)
Published/Created:: Philadelphia, Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania, United States
ca. 1760–1780
Physical Description:: 37 3/4 x 42 3/4 x 24 3/4 in.
Materials:: Mahogany; brass
Notes:: Sack catalogue description: Chippendale mahogany large-scale serpentine-front bureau with chamfered fluted columns and conforming platformed ogee bracket feet, finely figured veneered drawer fronts, the drawers retaining the original bail brasses. Attributed to Jonathan Gostelowe.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 9, p. 2455, pl. P6103.
Variant Titles:: Chippendale mahogany serpentine-front bureau
Topics:: Decoration and ornament -- Chippendale style
Furniture -- United States
Period/Style:: Chippendale
Culture:: American
Accession Number:: 6103
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, September 1989
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:: 10987144
OID:: 11888000
PID:: digcoll:847799