Chest
- Object Name:
- Chest
- Object ID:
- 1975.067.01
- Place of Origin:
- Massachusetts or New Hampshire
- Date:
- 1675-1700
- Description:
- Chest. Oak and pine. Lift-top of stile and rail pegged construction, with four sunk panels in front. Beneath the well is a single full width drawer with front divided into two panels, with applied block. Decoration achieved by applied "button" blocks (some are missing). Short legs are extensions of corner stiles. Made of oak with one piece pine top and back. Drawer pulls missing. Molded hinged lid.
- Material:
- Wood
Oak
Pine
Metal - Dimensions:
- H-33 W-48.5 D-20.75 inches
- Provenance:
- The chest came from the Wilton, N.H. home of the donor's mother, Bertha Gage (Stone) Batchelder (1889-1977). Chest is said to have always been in the family. The objects in the gift came from the home of Josephine H. Gage (1850-1919), the sister of the donor's grandmother's Eliza Jane (Gage) Stone (1859-1938).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Maynard S. Batchelder
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