Ohio Memory Home
About Ohio Memory
Log in
|
Favorites
|
Help
Search
Advanced Search
Find results with:
error div
Add another field
Search by date
from
after
before
on
to
Searching collections:
Adena Collection
Add or remove collections
Home
Chest of drawers
Reference URL
Share
Save to favorites
Remove from favorites
To link to this object, paste this link in email, IM or document
To embed this object, paste this HTML in website
Chest of drawers
View Description
Print
Image
Text
Loading content ...
Description
Title
Chest
of
drawers
Subject
Chests
of
drawers
;
Furniture
;
Chippendale
;
Dressers
(chests
of
drawers)
;
Tallboys
(furniture)
Time Period
1770s
Place
Adena
(Ohio)
;
Chillicothe
(Ohio)
;
Ross
County
(Ohio)
Description
Chippendale-style
mahogany
highboy
or
chest
of
drawers
was
made
in
Philadelphia
,
Pennsylvania
, and
dates
from
approximately
1770
. This
rectangular
wooden
chest
consists
of
two
sections
. The
upper
section
has
five
small
drawers
on
top
of
three
large
and
graduated
drawers
that are
thumb-molded
. These are
flanked
by
fluted
quarter
columns
below
a
broken
arch
pediment
. The
upper
30.5
cm
of the
columns
have been
removed
and
replaced
by
less
skillfully-made
pieces
. The
bottom
section
has a
long
drawer
on
top
of
three
short
drawers
that are
flanked
by
quarter
columns
. There
is
a
scrolled
skirt
with
shell-carved
knees
on
cabriole
legs
that
terminate
in
ball-and-claw
feet
. The
chest
has
original
,
very
fine
willow
brass
pulls
with
bails
. The
joints
of this
piece
were
glued
together
and the
piece
has a
clear
finish
. The
Ohio
Historical
Society
received
this
chest
of
drawers
from
Mrs
.
Rufus
King
of
New
York
,
New
York
. This
chest
was
passed
down
to the
donor's
family
from
Sarah
Worthington
King
(1800-1877)
,
Thomas
and
Eleanor
Worthington's
second
daughter
,
who
married
Edward
King
in
1816
.
Edward
King
was the
son
of
Rufus
King
, a
senator
from
New
York
and a
signer
of the
U.S
.
Constitution
.
Thomas
Worthington
(1773-1827)
was
Ohio's
sixth
governor
, a
U.S
.
Senator
, and a
member
of the
state
assembly
.
Date of Original
ca.
1770
Collection
Adena
Collection
Source
H
75824
Format
Object
;
Picture
Submitting Institution
Ohio Historical Society
Rights
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to
http://www.ohiohistory.org/collections--archives/digital-collections--services/rights--reproduction
Type
StillImage
File Name
H75824.tif
Image Height
2848
Image Width
1898
File Size
16239604 Bytes
you wish to report:
Your comment:
Your Name:
Submit
Cancel
...
Back to top
Select the collections to add or remove from your search
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Select All Collections
A
Adena Collection
Albert J. Ewing Collection
Amherst News Times
Amherst Public Library
Archaeology Collection
Armstrong Air and Space Museum
B
Battle Flags
Bluffton Public Library
C
Caniff Collection
Cincinnati Federal Land Office Records
Clyde Public Library
Community Collection
Connecting to Collections
D
Defiance Public Library
Delaware County Historical Society
Dublin History Collection
E
Evergreen Community Library
F
Findlay-Hancock County Public Library
Flint Ridge Collection
Fort Hill Collection
Fort Meigs Collection
Fulton County Historical Society
G
Gay Ohio History Initiative
Gospel Herald
Graves Registration
H
Harris-Elmore PL
Harris-Elmore PL - Birth Records
Harris-Elmore PL - Census Records
Harris-Elmore PL - Church Records
Harris-Elmore PL - County Records
Harris-Elmore PL - Court Records
Harris-Elmore PL - Death and Cemetery Records
Harris-Elmore PL - Journals
Harris-Elmore PL - Maps
Harris-Elmore PL - Marriage Records
Harris-Elmore PL - Military Records
Harris-Elmore PL - Naturalization and Immigration
Harris-Elmore PL - News Articles
Harris-Elmore PL - Obituaries
Harris-Elmore PL - Photographs
Harris-Elmore PL - Probate Records
Harris-Elmore PL - School Records
I
Ida Rupp Public Library
J
Joe Munroe Collection
John Sherman Manuscript Collection
K
Knox County Public Library
L
Lakeside Heritage Society Archives
Logan County Digital Collection
M
Massillon
Muskingum County Collection
N
National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center
National Road Zane Grey Museum Collection
Newark Earthworks Collection
New Deal Collection
Newspaper test
NORWELD
O
Ohio Governors Collection
Ohio Guide Collection
Ohio Jewish Chronicle
Ohio Memory Collection
Ohio National Guard Collection
Ohio State Summer Library School
OHS CCP Collection
OHS Finding Aids
OHS Selections
Oral History Videos
Ottawa County Museum
P
Pemberville Public Library
Putnam County Historical Society
R
Rossford Public Library
S
Sauder Village
Seneca County Digital Library
Serpent Mound Collection
SLO Bicentennial
State Lib Oh County Atlases
State Lib Oh Digital Collection
State Lib Oh Historical Documents
State Lib OH Meeting Minutes
State Lib Oh State Hospitals
State Library of Ohio Rare Books
State Library of Ohio World War II Collection
Swanton Public Library
T
Toledo and Ohio Central Railroad Field Books
W
Wadsworth Public Library
Wahkeena Collection
Way Public Library
West Jefferson Remembers
White Castle
Williams County Public Library
Wood County District Public Library
Wood County Historical Center
World War II Oral Histories
Y
Youngstown Historical Center
Z
Zoar
500
You have selected:
1
OK
Cancel