Collection Highlights
Beschryvinge van Nieuvv-Nederlant
Date:
1656
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1656.D
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Toy chest of drawers
Object Number:
1936.453
Date:
1856
Medium:
Pine, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 1/4 x 14 3/4 x 9 in. ( 41.3 x 37.5 x 22.9 cm )
Marks:
written: in pencil on back of two drawers: "Made by J. Smith 109 Allen Street/N York Nov. 1 1856"
Description:
Pine toy chest with three drawers with turned pulls, supported by bracket feet, with iron lock in top drawer; front exterior grained.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this piece belonged to the donor's grandmother, Mary Lorrain Peters (1822- after 1903). The donor called the chest a toy chiffonier.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Isabella Jex
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
