Description
This lift-top chest, with its decorative panels defined by moldings, may be associated with furniture made by John Symonds and his sons of Salem, Massachusetts. The thin, "split spindle" decorations are made by gluing two separate pieces of wood together and then splitting them after turning (shaping on a lathe).
Provenance
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Accession Number
1984.161
Medium
oak and pine
Dimensions
Overall: 77.5 x 115.3 x 53.7 cm (30 1/2 x 45 3/8 x 21 1/8 in.)
Classification
Furniture and woodwork
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
