id: 155059
accession number: 1989.75
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1989.75
updated: 2025-06-18 11:14:27.643000
Chest of Drawers, c. 1760–1780. America, Massachusetts, probably Boston, 18th century. Mahogany and pine; overall: 78.8 x 90 x 53 cm (31 x 35 7/16 x 20 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. James Campbell Weir in memory of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Francis Leland 1989.75
title: Chest of Drawers
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creation date: c. 1760–1780
creation date earliest: 1755
creation date latest: 1785
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creditline: Gift of Mrs. James Campbell Weir in memory of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Francis Leland
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culture: America, Massachusetts, probably Boston, 18th century
technique: mahogany and pine
department: Decorative Art and Design
collection: Furniture
type: Furniture and woodwork
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measurements: Overall: 78.8 x 90 x 53 cm (31 x 35 7/16 x 20 7/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The Year in Review for 1989
opening date: 1990-02-06T05:00:00
The Year in Review for 1989. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 6-April 15, 1990).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
according to Mrs. Weir, the chest was purchased by her mother from Israel Sacks in Boston in the 1920s.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
E. H. T. “The Year in Review: Selections 1989.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 77, no. 2 (February 1990): 38–78.
page number: Reproduced: p. 57; Mentioned: p. 66, no. 12
url: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25160106
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IMAGES
web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1989.75/1989.75_web.jpg
print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1989.75/1989.75_print.jpg
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