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Chest of drawers

Attributed to The Symonds Shop American
1675–1700
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 708
By the 1670s, the chest-of-drawers form, first made in Boston, had spread to neighboring Massachusetts port towns. Within the architectural framework of this chest, this is an intricate play of geometric shapes created by applied mitered moldings that oppose and echo one another. Such complexly patterned surface decoration links a group of furniture with histories of ownership in Salem.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Chest of drawers
  • Maker: Attributed to The Symonds Shop Tradition
  • Date: 1675–1700
  • Geography: Probably made in Salem, Massachusetts, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Red oak, walnut, cedar, maple, white pine
  • Dimensions: 43 x 46 x 21 in. (109.2 x 116.8 x 53.3 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1909
  • Object Number: 10.125.686
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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