[]
Your ongoing selection
Asset(s) Assets
Your quote 0

Your selection

Clear selection
{"event":"pageview","page_type1":"catalog","page_type2":"image_page","language":"en","user_logged":"false","user_type":"ecommerce","nl_subscriber":"false"}
{"event":"ecommerce_event","event_name":"view_item","event_category":"browse_catalog","ecommerce":{"items":[{"item_id":"XCL499886","item_brand":"other","item_category":"object","item_category2":"out_of_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category4":"american_school_19th_century","item_category5":"balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"chest_on_chest_c_1800_mahogany","item_variant":"undefined"}]}}
Metadata Block (Hidden)

Contact us for further help

High res file dimension

Search for more high res images or videos

Chest-on-Chest, c.1800 (mahogany)

IMAGE number
XCL499886
Image title
Chest-on-Chest, c.1800 (mahogany)
Auto-translated text View Original Source
Artist
American School, (19th century) / American
Location
Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA
Medium
mahogany
Date
1800 AD (C18th AD)
Dimensions
235x108.6x62.3 cms
Image description

Block-fronted case furniture-that is, pieces with façades that vary in the plane of their relief by extending forward at the sides and receding in the center-decorated with carved shell ornaments, has long been among the most admired of 18th-century American furniture. The sophisticated examples of such pieces were presumed to have been made in Newport, Rhode Island, particularly by members of the Townsend and Goddard families. However, recent scholarship convincingly hypothesizes that some of the finest pieces of this type of furniture were, in fact, made in Providence, Rhode Island-many of them, such as this chest, for members of the Brown family, inhabitants of that city. This piece was probably made for either Nicholas Brown (1729-1791) or, more likely, his son Nicholas Brown Jr. (1769-1841). The museum's chest-on-chest can be related stylistically and technically to other Providence pieces, but it is not yet clear who made them. Members of two cabinetmaking families, the Carliles and the Rawsons, are among the most likely candidates.

Photo credit
Gift of Moselle Taylor Meals / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
19th century / wood (material) / material / USA / North America / America (continent) / drawer / chest of drawers / providence / handles / cabinet / rhode island / furniture / mahogany

Add to cart

Contact us for other Usage Options

Pay for usage you need
Highest quality images
Small
File size: 641 × 1024 px | 1 MB
Suitable for online digital use, such as websites, blogs, or social media.
$50.00
Medium
File size: 1281 × 2047 px | 2 MB
Ideal resolution for standard prints and promotional material.
$165.00
Large
File size: 3755 × 6000 px | 14 MB
High-quality files, suitable for professional-grade printing and digital.
$295.00
Do you need support?
Asset - General information
Copyright status
No Additional Copyright
Largest available format 3864 × 6174 px 3 MB
Dimension [pixels] Dimension in 300dpi [mm] File size [MB] Online Purchase
Large 3864 × 6174 px 327 × 523 mm 2.7 MB
Medium 641 × 1024 px 54 × 87 mm 583 KB

Similar Images