Art Institute of Chicago
Chest of Drawers
Artist unknown (American, 19th century)LinkedCulture matchlcp-720adf61c688
- Date
- 1800–15
- Medium
- Mahogany, birch, and white pine
- Culture
- Portsmouth
- Department
- Arts of the Americas
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 62553
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
The serpentine form of the façade, the contrasting birch veneer in bold geometric patterns, the central drop pendant, and the beautifully curved French feet make this chest of drawers an outstanding example of 19th-century Portsmouth furniture. The top and sides of this chest have split in several places due to the typical Portsmouth construction that utilized nails to anchor the top and sides firmly to the core structure, thus preventing the natural expansion and contraction of the wood during changes in humidity. The chest retains its original stamped-brass hardware.
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- Credit line
- Purchased with funds provided by the Antiquarian Society
- Provenance
- J. Wentworth, (?); H. Eugene Bolles, Boston, to 1910; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1910; sold by them to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1948.
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- Object type
- AAT300037336
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