Chest-on-chest
This type of chest-on-chest was the predominant case furniture form made in southern New Hampshire in the late eighteenth century and is often associated with the Dunlap family. This small and simple example, one of the few without shell-carved drawers, is attributed to Samuel Gregg based on the inscription. The shells and S-scrolls carved out of its front skirt are among the most characteristic motifs of New Hampshire furniture design.
Artwork Details
- Title:Chest-on-chest
- Date:ca. 1799
- Geography:Made in New Hampshire, United States
- Culture:American
- Medium:Maple, white pine
- Dimensions:79 5/8 x 43 1/8 x 21 7/8 in. (202.2 x 109.5 x 55.6 cm)
- Credit Line:Gift of Dorothy O. and Diana Schubart, in memory of William Howard Schubart, 1953
- Object Number:53.198a–c
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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