Chest-on-frame

Unknown

1670–1700 · White oak, yellow pine, white pine, poplar, maple · The American Wing

What purpose this small lift-top chest with a drawer on high legs was intended to serve is not entirely clear. It may have been what is designated in period inventories as a “chamber table,” used in a bedroom as a washstand or possibly to store chamber pots.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1670–1700

Medium

White oak, yellow pine, white pine, poplar, maple

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. J. Woodhull Overton, 1969