Chest of drawers

Creator:: Huse, E., active ca. 1760-1780 (probably)
Published/Created:: Newburyport, Essex county, Massachusetts, United States
ca. 1760–1780
Physical Description:: 30 1/4 x 36 x 19 1/2 in.
Materials:: Mahogany; brass
Notes:: Sack catalogue description: Chippendale mahogany serpentine-front bureau with blocked ends, desirable small size and compact proportions, original bold willow brasses. The contemporary brand of "E. HUSE" probably refers to a Newburyport maker.
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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. 2396, pl. P5990.
Variant Titles:: Chippendale mahogany serpentine-front bureau
Topics:: Decoration and ornament -- Chippendale style
Furniture -- United States
Period/Style:: Chippendale
Culture:: American
Accession Number:: 5990
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, July 1988
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:: 10987125
OID:: 11887995
PID:: digcoll:847931