BACHELOR'S CHEST
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: English Bedroom
About this object
A Chippendale style Bachelor's chest made in mahogany. It has a serpentine front with a pull-out service shelf with small knob handles at the top. There are four drawers graduating in size with the smallest drawer on the top. The handles are original and are made from brass. The curved pulls rest between round fasteners with gadroon borders. It stands on bracket feet.
- Object name:
- BACHELOR'S CHEST
- Made from:
- Wood -- metal
- Made in:
- England
- Date made:
- 1775
- Size:
- 84.1 × 101.6 × 58.4 cm (33 1/8 × 40 × 23 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 33.41
- Class:
- FURNITURE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973