Chest
- Object Name:
- Chest
- Object ID:
- 1985.028
- Creator:
- Young, David (1746-1836) -- Cabinetmaker
- Place of Origin:
- Hopkinton, NH
- Date:
- circa 1810
- Description:
- Chest of Drawers. Made by David Young (1746-1836), Hopkinton, NH, c. 1810. Maple front, pine sides. Straight-front blanket chest over 2 drawers. Dovetail construction and pegged. Appears to have four graduated drawers, but the two upper drawers are faux. Twelve brass escutcheon and pair of brass drawer pulls on each real and faux drawer (4 brasses are original). Lowest drawer escutcheon seems to have been replaced with a drawer pull. Drawer faces have convex molding. Top drawer escutcheon has an extra pair of holes at the bottom. Top has concave cornice molding. Top hinged at back with hand wrought pin hinges. Printed paper label on underside reads: "MADE / BY / David Young, / JOINER, / Hopkinton, Newhamp- / shire." Bracket feet continues into skirt, which is double-arched with pendant center. Glue blocks behind skirt. Back is nailed in.
- Material:
- Wood
Maple
Pine
Brass - Dimensions:
- H-41.625 W-37.875 D-19.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Chest has the label of David Young, cabinetmaker in Hopkinton, NH. The chest was purchased from an antiques dealer in Bedford Hills, NY.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
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