Connecticut Inlaid Cherry Federal Bowfront Chest c.1790

This chest exhibits several features that put it into a special category: wonderful warm color; string inlay with concave corners on the top as well as on the graduated drawers; a fan on the skirt, and inlay on the top edge and base. Brasses are replaced. Made in Connecticut around 1790. Dimensions: width, case, 37 1/2 inches, top, 39 inches; height, 36 1/4 inches; depth, 22 1/4 inches.