Chest-on-Chest (Pair of Drawers or Double Chest)

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Chest-on-Chest (Pair of Drawers or Double Chest)

1765-1780

Artist/maker unknown, American

This chest-on-chest originally belonged to Abel and Rebecca Chalkley James of Philadelphia and was part of the furnishings of Chalkley Hall, the James's country estate north of the city. The chest later descended, through marriage, to the Lewis family.

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Object Details

Title:

Chest-on-Chest (Pair of Drawers or Double Chest)

Date:

1765-1780

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, American

Medium:

Mahogany; yellow pine, white cedar, oak; brass

Dimensions:

8 feet 3/4 inches × 46 3/8 inches × 26 inches (245.7 × 117.8 × 66 cm)

Classification:

Furniture/Furnishings

Credit Line:

Gift of the heirs of Helen Cuyler Morris, who inherited the chest from her mother, Frances Lewis Cuyler, 1994

Accession Number:

1994-87-1a,b

Geography:

Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Context:

Period: Colonial

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