Chest of Drawers

Object Name:

Chest of Drawers

Creator:

Hazen, Moses
Young, David

Date:

circa1800

Material:

Wood
Metal

Dimensions:

H-1.3 W-4.75 D-0.25 inches

Description:

Bureau, signed Moses Hazen, Hopkinton, 1800, and possibly Young. Wood, maple primary wood with white pine secondary wood; brass hardware. Five-drawer chest. The top three drawers have keyholes, but the bottom ones do not, although they have keyhole plates. Two bale handles on each drawer. Top is a single piece of wood (signed on underside of top), with wide molding on three sides. Drawers have beaded edging. Four straight feet. Center pinwheel pendant on skirt. Back is rough wide pine, with tapered edges.

Provenance:

Purchased from Gary Yeaton, expert on cabinetmaker, David Young (1746-1836) of Hopkinton. The piece has characteristics of both of the signed cabinetmakers, David Young and Moses Hazen; the pinwheel pendant in the skirt is a detail associated with Moses Hazen. Previous owner was Robert Wilson of Hopkinton.
David Young was born in Kingston, NH; he appears on Hopkinton tax records by 1800, and is believed to have moved to Hopkinton as early as 1776. Moses Hazen was a cabinetmaker of neighboring Weare, NH.

Subjects:

Furniture, Cabinetmaking, Cabinets (Case furniture)

People:

Young, David, Hazen, Moses, Wilson, Robert

Item Number:

2013.0008

Accession Number:

2013.0008

Type of Material:

Objects

Copyright Statement:

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Credit Line:

Hopkinton Historical Society Purchase

Participating Organization:

Hopkinton Historical Society