High Chest

Boston, Massachusetts1700–30

Details

Title: High Chest
Creator: Boston, Massachusetts
Date Created: 1700–30
Physical Dimensions: 60 × 38 × 28 1/2 in. (152.4 × 96.52 × 72.39 cm)
Type: DECORATIVE ART
External Link: See more at collection.mam.org
Medium: Japanned maple, pine, and other woods, with brass hardware
Art Movement: American Colonial, British Colonial, Georgian, William and Mary
Depicted Topic: Animalia, Aves, flowers (plants), Nature, ornament, trees
Technique Terms: carving, casting, japanning, lacquering
Physical Attributes: baluster legs, drawer pulls, drawers (furniture components), key plates (finish hardware)
Object Type Terms: high chests of drawers
Material Terms: brass (alloy), gold, lacquer, maple, metal, pine, woods
Image Source: Milwaukee Art Museum, Larry Sanders
Credit Line: Milwaukee Art Museum, Gift of Bob and Jo Wagner M2000.202

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