MINIATURE CHEST
Creator(s): Unknown (Maker)
Currently in storage
About this object
The chest is made in the seventeenth century Dutch style. It has a plain rectangular box shape. The outer shell has a geometric pattern on it. The front has nine drawers which are inlaid with ivory. Each drawer has an ivory pull and a design of scrolls. It stands on five turned legs which are connected by a shaped slat stretcher and rests on bun feet.
- Object name:
- MINIATURE CHEST
- Made from:
- Walnut -- wood -- ivory
- Made in:
- England
- Date made:
- 18th Century ?
- Size:
- 24.1 × 26 × 8.3 cm (9 1/2 × 10 1/4 × 3 1/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 33.36
- Class:
- FURNITURE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973