Mid-Atlantic Late Classical Cherry Chest of Drawers

Circa 1840, mahogany veneer, poplar secondary, rectangular case with a large projecting upper drawer above three recessed graduated drawers, all with scratch bead, stiles with half turned applied columns, paneled sides, block feet.

39 x 44 x 21 in.

Property Deaccessioned from Old Salem and The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA), Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Deaccession number 5305.1

Feet cut and with loss; veneer chips and loss throughout; top surface with staining and wear; all over alligatored surface.