High chest of drawers
Unknown
1695–1720 · Sweet gum, yellow poplar, yellow pine, white oak · The American Wing
The type of leg seen on this high chest was likely derived from the spiral columns of European Baroque architecture. Spiral twisted legs, a rarity in American furniture, can sometimes be found on high chests and tables made in New York.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1695–1720
- Medium
- Sweet gum, yellow poplar, yellow pine, white oak
- Culture
- American or British
- Department
- The American Wing
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1936
