id: 151835 accession number: 1984.161 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1984.161 updated: 2023-08-23 22:49:45.308000 Chest, c. 1700. America, Massachusetts, perhaps Salem, 18th century. Oak and pine; overall: 77.5 x 115.3 x 53.7 cm (30 1/2 x 45 3/8 x 21 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1984.161 title: Chest title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1700 creation date earliest: 1695 creation date latest: 1705 current location: 204 Colonial American creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund copyright: --- culture: America, Massachusetts, perhaps Salem, 18th century technique: oak and pine department: Decorative Art and Design collection: Furniture type: Furniture and woodwork find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 77.5 x 115.3 x 53.7 cm (30 1/2 x 45 3/8 x 21 1/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Year in Review for 1984 opening date: 1985-04-03T05:00:00 Year in Review for 1984. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 3-May 5, 1985). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: This lift-top chest, with its decorative panels defined by moldings, may be associated with furniture made by John Symonds and his sons of Salem, Massachusetts. The thin, "split spindle" decorations are made by gluing two separate pieces of wood together and then splitting them after turning (shaping on a lathe). --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1984.161/1984.161_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1984.161/1984.161_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1984.161/1984.161_full.tif