Chest of Drawers
- Object Name:
- Chest of Drawers
- Object ID:
- 1980.017.001
- Creator:
- Emery, Joshua (1788-1870) -- Cabinetmaker
- Place of Origin:
- Loudon, NH
- Date:
- circa 1820
- Description:
- Chest of drawers, straight front. Attributed to Joshua Emery (1788-1870), Loudon, NH. Pencil inscription, "Caroline Ames", in second drawer. Four drawers (top 6" high, other drawers 6.25"). Engaged three-quarter round colonnettes in all four corners. The colonnettes are reeded for half their length with cylindrical and ring-turned sections above and below. Top has rounded projections above each colonnette. Maple, mahogany, birch, with white pine and unidentified secondary woods. Drawer fronts veneered with mahogany; remainder of chest painted with a red wash (appears to be original finish). Drawers have cock-beading, stamped brass escutcheons (with locks in drawers 1 through 3; blind in drawer 4); and pair of oval stamped brass bail handles (backs of handles stamped "PATENT"). Serpentine skirt with demi-lune cut outs at center and near ends; the skirt also extends to the sides of the chest (broken on sides; some broken pieces in top drawer). Feet are half-ball turnings, which appear to be cut off. Full bottom board; no dust boards. Drawers numbered in chalk, on interior of rear board, 1 through 4. Drawers of dovetail construction.Back made up of two panels, secured with cut nails.
- Material:
- Maple
Mahogany
Birch
Pine
Brass - Dimensions:
- H-35 W-43.5 D-21 inches
- Provenance:
- From the estate of Charles D. Symonds (1890-1980), Loudon, NH, purchased at T.R. Langdell auction, June 28, 1980. The Symonds family included leatherworkers David H. Symonds (1804-1877) and his son George Symonds (1838-1930) of Concord, NH. The family also lived in Hopkinton, NH. Chest of drawers attributed to Loudon cabinetmaker Joshua Emery based on similarities (particularly colonnettes and skirt) to other known pieces. Name "Caroline Ames" written in pencil; she is of Canterbury, NH, and in 1845 married Dr. Abiel Moore Caverly (1817-1879) of Loudon, NH.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
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