Collection Highlights
Study for "Departure of the Seventh Regiment for the War, April 19, 1861"
c. 1865-69
1946.174
Oil over graphite on brown paper, varnished, laid on heavy board, nailed and mounted on a wood panel
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Luce Center
Chest of drawers
Object name
Chest of drawers
Date
1785-1800
Medium
Cherry
Dimensions
Overall: 36 3/4 x 38 x 20 3/4 in. ( 93.3 x 96.5 x 52.7 cm )
Description
Chippendale cherry chest of drawers; slightly projecting top molded on the front and sides; case has four graduated, lipped drawers; brass escutcheons with bail handles (not original) and escutcheons over keyholes; applied base molding on the front and sides; ogee bracket feet.
Credit Line
Gift of Adelaide Milton de Groot
Object Number
1941.1029
Marks
chalk signiture: on back of bottom drawer: "George Whitfield Peck"
Gallery Label
According to the accession records, this chest of drawers belonged to the Hawley Family, who were ancestors of the donor. Charles Hawley (1792-1866) was Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1838 to 1842. The maker, George Whitfield Peck, signed his name on the back of the lowest drawer. Peck is listed as a house and ship carpenter in the New York City directories between 1787 and 1800.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.