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Source Description
Lift-top storage chests with drawers are one of the most typical furniture forms of the 1700s. Although this chest was clearly made by someone far removed from more sophisticated English examples, its maker produced a distinctly energetic form. The carved decoration includes an intricate tulip-and-leaf pattern. The letters "AA" in the center of the blocks on either side of the central motif indicate the chest was probably made for a young woman with those initials.
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Document identity
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95022
label
Chest
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object
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1
Source metadata
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95022
contentType
object
title
Chest
description
Lift-top storage chests with drawers are one of the most typical furniture forms of the 1700s. Although this chest was clearly made by someone far removed from more sophisticated English examples, its maker produced a distinctly energetic form. The carved decoration includes an intricate tulip-and-leaf pattern. The letters "AA" in the center of the blocks on either side of the central motif indicate the chest was probably made for a young woman with those initials.
date
1690–1720
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60743763
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Furniture and woodwork
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 96.9 x 122.9 x 47.3 cm (38 1/8 x 48 3/8 x 18 5/8 in.)
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America, Massachusetts, Connecticut River Valley (Hampshire county), late 17th - early 18th century
accession
1915.569
Source extras
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oak
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Chest, 1690–1720. America, Massachusetts, Connecticut River Valley (Hampshire county), late 17th - early 18th century. Oak; overall: 96.9 x 122.9 x 47.3 cm (38 1/8 x 48 3/8 x 18 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.569
collection
Furniture
formerAccessionNumbers
198.1915
citations
citation
Adams, Henry. <em>What's American about American art?: a gallery tour in the Cleveland Museum of Art. </em>Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2008.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 32 - 33
creditline
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
galleryDonorText
Leigh and Mary Carter Gallery
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2026-05-29 05:04:24.244000
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95022
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Decorative Art and Design
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Furniture
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oak
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1
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