High chest of drawers
Unknown
1700–1730 · Maple, black walnut, poplar, eastern white pine · The American Wing
The striking maple burl veneers that create a pattern of arches draw immediate attention to the upper front of this high chest. A burl is a dome-shaped growth on the trunk of a tree that is sliced though to make veneer.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1700–1730
- Medium
- Maple, black walnut, poplar, eastern white pine
- Culture
- American
- Department
- The American Wing
- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1909
