America, Massachusetts, Connecticut River Valley (Hampshire county), late 17th - early 18th century / Chest / 1690-1720America, Massachusetts, Connecticut River Valley (Hampshire county), late 17th - early 18th century
Chest
1690-1720

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Creator Nationality: North American; American
Creator Name-CRT: America, Massachusetts, Connecticut River Valley (Hampshire county), late 17th - early 18th century
Title: Chest
Title Type: Primary
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1690
Creation End Date: 1720
Creation Date: 1690-1720
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Classification Term: Furniture and woodwork
Materials and Techniques: Oak
Dimensions: Overall: 96.9cm x 122.9cm x 47.3cm
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1915.569
Credit Line: Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Provenance: (H. W. Kent).
Context:

Lift-top storage chests with drawers are one of the most typical furniture forms of the 1700s. Although this chest was clearly made by someone far removed from more sophisticated English examples, its maker produced a distinctly energetic form. The carved decoration includes an intricate tulip-and-leaf pattern. The letters "AA" in the center of the blocks on either side of the central motif indicate the chest was probably made for a young woman with those initials.


AMICA ID: CMA_.1915.569
AMICA Library Year: 2002
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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