Chest Of Drawers

Object Name:

Chest Of Drawers

Creator:

Young, David

Date:

circa1800

Material:

Wood
Metal
Brass

Dimensions:

H-1.3 W-4.75 D-0.25 inches

Description:

Highboy Chest, attributed to David Young, Hopkinton, N.H. Wood (maple or cherry primary wood; white pine secondary wood), with brass hardware. Chest-on-chest with 5 drawers in upper part, and 2 drawers in lower part. Drawers are beaded along all edges. Lowest drawer front is divided into three sections, with peacock design in center section; brass knob in center of peacock. Queen Anne legs with pads on feet. Front skirt has two carved sunburst designs, one on the left and one on the right. Skirt has a hemispherical cut-out in the center. Deep molding around 3 sides of top lip, and around joint where the upper and lower parts meet. Back is rough wide pine.

Provenance:

Purchased from Gary Yeaton, antique dealer in Concord. Yeaton is expert in David Young (1746-1836) furniture, and attributed this piece to David Young, based on seeing a nearly identical signed piece owned by a private collector in Maine. Re-finished by previous owner; brasses replaced by previous owner.

Subjects:

Furniture, Cabinetmaking, Chests, Woodworking

People:

Young, David

Item Number:

2012.0043

Accession Number:

2012.0043

Type of Material:

Objects

Copyright Statement:

For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the Hopkinton Historical Society

Credit Line:

Hopkinton Historical Society Purchase

Participating Organization:

Hopkinton Historical Society