Collection Highlights
Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.5
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
High chest lower case
Object Number:
1944.198b
Date:
1690-1720
Medium:
Walnut, oak, pine, maple
Dimensions:
overall: 58 x 40 1/2 x 24 in.
Description:
Lower case of walnut-veneered William & Mary high chest of drawers has long drawer over skirt cut with three rounded arches, with six turned trumpet-shaped legs with flat scrolled stretchers and ball feet; piece has been reworked and rebuilt.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
