Chest of drawers

Dateca. 1780

OriginAmerica, Connecticut or Massachusetts or Rhode Island

MediumCherry, white pine and chestnut

DimensionsOH 31"; OW: 35 1/4"; OD: 21 1/8"

Credit LineGift of the John D. Rockefeller, 3rd, Fund, Inc., through the generosity and interest of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, 3rd, and members of the family.

Object number1979-224

DescriptionChest of drawers with a molded top with ox- bow shaped front above a case with four graduated long drawers (no shaping), on ogee bracket feet.

Construction: The top of the case is attached to the sides by sliding dovetails; the back is nailed into rabbets on the sides and not attached to the top; the top rail is in a sliding half dovetail in the sides; drawer blades are in sliding dovetails on the sides of the case; the drawer supports are glued into dados on the sides (the bottom pair of supports are nailed to the sides); the bottom board is most likely dovetailed to the bottom board; the feet are glued to the molding around the base and are each supported by a vertical, rectangular glue block; the graduated drawers are of standard dovetail construction with chamfered bottoms slid into dados in the front and sides and nailed along the back.
ProvenanceAcquired by Mrs. Rockefeller from Katrina Kipper, Accord, Massachusetts c. 1936.