Chest Of Drawers

Object Name:

Chest Of Drawers

Object ID:

2020.009.01

Creator:

Gould, John Jr. (1793-1840) -- Cabinetmaker

Place of Origin:

New Ipswich, NH

Date:

1817

Description:

Chest of drawers, straight front. Made by John Gould Jr. (1793-1840), New Ipswich, NH. Originally owned in Stoddard, NH. Rectangular top with turret corners above reeded pilasters. Four drawers, each with ivory shield-shaped escutcheon. Brass drawer knobs, not original. Tapered legs with ring turnings, on compressed ball feet, painted green. Two paper labels adhered to interior bottom of top drawer: printed maker's label, "JOHN GOULD. Jr. / CABINET MAKER, / Near the Meetinghouse, in NEW- / IPSWICH, manufactures in the / newest stile, all kinds of / CHERRY & MAHOGANY / FURNITURE. / Cash or Furniture given for / Cherry Boards and Plank." Second label, below the first, is handwritten in bown ink, "This Bureau / was a part of the / Wedding outfit / of my / grandmother / Zilpha (Corey) / Gould / 1817."

Material:

Mahogany
Brass

Dimensions:

H-39 W-44 D-21 inches

Provenance:

Part of the wedding dowry of Zilpah Corey (1798-1874), who married Nathan Gould (1790-1879) in Stoddard, NH, Dec. 23, 1817. Nathan was a cousin of John Gould, Jr.

Purchased by Albert Sack at Northeast Auctions, Manchester, NH, March 20-21, 1999; consigned by a Gould descendant. Purchased by William N. Banks, Jr. (1924-2019) at Sotheby's auction, Jan. 20, 2002; consigned by Israel Sack, Inc.

Credit Line:

Bequest of William N. Banks, Jr.

People:

Gould, John, Jr. (1793-1840), Gould, Zilpah Corey (1798-1874), Banks, William N., Jr. (1924-2019)

Subjects:

Dowry