Chest with drawer

Robert Crosman

1735 · Painted white pine, white cedar · The American Wing

A single composition extends over the entire front of this chest, displaying the decorative style of Robert Crosman of Taunton, Massachusetts. About thirty pieces of similarly decorated furniture have been attributed to Crosman’s hand. The overall painted design, distinguished by the sweeping arcs of compass-drawn vines and the use of templates for tulips and birds, is very like the flowers and vines found on crewelwork bed hangings of the period.

Artist

Robert Crosman

Date

1735

Medium

Painted white pine, white cedar

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair, 1945