Serpentine-Front Chest

by Roland Benjamin

Serpentine-Front Chest by Roland Benjamin — view 1

Primary Wood: Cherry, replacing mahogany in the original Secondary Wood: Poplar Based upon the chest that appears in Albert Sack's, New Fine Points of Furniture, p. 95. Original is from Massachusetts 1760-1780. Depth reduced to allow use of one-piece top and sides. Brasses minimized to emphasize figure of drawer fronts which were cut from a single 10/4 plank.

Maker
Roland Benjamin
Form
Chests
Period / style
chippendale
Primary wood
Cherry
Dimensions
32H z 34W x 16D