Chest-on-Frame
ca. 1700–1720
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Caption
Chest-on-Frame, ca. 1700–1720. Oak, pine, 35 x 20 x 30 1/4 in. (88.9 x 50.8 x 76.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, 49.190.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Title
Chest-on-Frame
Date
ca. 1700–1720
Geography
Place made: United States
Medium
Oak, pine
Classification
Dimensions
35 x 20 x 30 1/4 in. (88.9 x 50.8 x 76.8 cm)
Accession Number
49.190.1
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Notice that this chest is much visually lighter than the kas found inside the Schenck house itself. Though it didn't have the same gravitas as an heirloom, a decorative chest like this still would have been a prized possession. The pieces outside the Jan Martense Schenck house are meant to give more context and show what you might have found in an American home in the 18th century.
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