Collection Highlights
Anna Pavlova (1881-1931)
1924
1952.45
Brown flesh tone painted plaster with wooden base
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
High chest
Object name
High chest
Date
1740-1780
Medium
Birch, maple, chestnut
Dimensions
Overall: 70 x 36 x 19 1/2 in. ( 177.8 x 91.4 x 49.5 cm )
Description
Queen Anne high chest of drawers in two parts; upper case has a flat top with cornice molding and five graduated drawers; lower case has one long drawer over three drawers in line (two square-fronted drawers flanking a rectangular center drawer) with a cyma-curved front skirt, ogee-curved side skirts and cabriole legs with pad feet; possibly original brass hardware.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Benjamin M. Norman
Object Number
1870.8
Gallery Label
According to tradition, this high chest is made from wood from the orchard of General Israel Putnam (1718-1790) in Brooklyn, CT.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
