Chest of drawers

Published/Created:: Connecticut, United States
ca. 1760–1780
Physical Description:: 30 3/4 x 33 3/4 x 20 1/4 in.
Materials:: Cherry; brass
Notes:: Sack catalogue description: Chippendale cherry oxbow bureau with blocked ends and double ogee bracket feet, the dynamic impact of this piece is created by a compact case, bold blocking which continues on the inner brackets of the ogee feet and a bold overhang; the drawers retain the original brasses. Ex-collection Charles F. Montgomery.
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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. 2560, pl. P6238.
Variant Titles:: Chippendale cherry oxbow bureau
Topics:: Decoration and ornament -- Chippendale style
Furniture -- United States
Period/Style:: Chippendale
Culture:: American
Accession Number:: 6238
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, 1990
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:: 10987148
OID:: 11888001
PID:: digcoll:847960