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Joined chest with two drawers
About 1700–10
Object Place: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Oak, pine
Dimensions
Overall: 95.3 x 110.5 x 49.5 cm (37 1/2 x 43 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. William Lothrop
Accession Number68.176
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFurniture – Case furniture and boxes
DescriptionLarge chest with two drawers carved throughout with Hadley tulip-and-vine motif; slightly projecting cleated lid with thumbnail molding; three panels in chest section (with initials carved in center panel) above tier of two drawers. Stiles cut down slightly and casters added; pulls are replacements; surface covered with modern oil or arnish.
InscriptionsThe initials SF (with F backwards) carved on center panel of upper section of front, probably for the original owner.
ProvenanceEarly history unknown; possibly made for Sarah Field, the daughter of John and Mary Edwards Field, born on February 2, 1687, and married to Nathaniel Peck of Swanzey, New Hampshire, in 1709. Her sisters Bethiah and Abilene may have owned Hadley-type chests as well. Owned in 1928 by John F. Lothrop, Newtonville, Massachusetts; given in 1968 by Mrs. William Lothrop of Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts (Accession Date May 8, 1968)