18th Century Material Culture

Hinge Top Blanket Chests

17th Century
English Chests

English Oak Paneled Chest from the West Country

Early 17th Century
(Christies)

English Oak Plank Chest

Early 17th Century
(Christies)

English Oak Plank Chest

Early 17th Century
(Christies)

English Oak Plank Chest

Early 17th Century
(Christies)

English Oak Paneled Chest

Dated 1627
(Christies)

English Oak Paneled Chest

Mid 17th Century
(Christies)

English Oak Paneled Chest from Gloucestershire

Late 17th Century
(Christies)

English Oak Paneled Chest from Gloucestershire

Late 17th Century
(Christies)

English Oak Paneled Chest from the West Country, Probably Dorset
Late 17th Century
(Christies)

Oak Paneled Chest from the West Country

Late 17th Century
(Christies)

17th Century
American Chests

American Oak & Chestnut Chest with Drawers from Connecticut

c. 1650 - 1700
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

American Oak, Maple, Cedar & Walnut Chest from Salem, Massachusetts
by John Symonds c. 1660 - 1700
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

American Oak & Pine Chest from Connecticut

c. 1675 - 1700
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

American Oak, Pine, & Walnut Chest with Drawer from Hampshire County, Massachusetts
1699
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

American Oak, Chestnut, Cedar & Maple Chest with Drawer from Enfield, Massachusetts
c. 1700
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

American Oak, Pine & Cedar Chest with Drawers from Connecticut
by Peter Blinn c. 1675 - 1700
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

American Oak, Pine & Cedar Chest with Drawers from Connecticut
by Peter Blinn c. 1675 - 1700
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

American Oak, Pine & Cedar Chest with Drawers from Connecticut
by Peter Blinn c. 1675 - 1700
(Private Collection)

American Oak, Pine & Cedar Chest with Drawers from Connecticut
byPeter Blinn c. 1675 - 1700
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

American Oak Chest with Drawer from Hadley, Massachusetts

c. 1680 - 1710
(Bernard and S. Dean Levy Inc.)

American Oak, Walnut, Cedar & Ash Chest with Drawers from Topsfield or Danvers, Massachusetts
c. 1680 - 1710
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

American Oak, Pine & Maple Chest with Drawers from Boston, Massachusetts
c. 1670 - 1700
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

American Oak, Pine, Hemlock & Poplar Chest with Drawers from Boston, Massachusetts
c. 1670 - 1700
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

American Pine Chest from New England

c. 1650 - 1700
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

American White & Red Oak Chest from Ipswich, Massachusetts

Attributed to William Searle (d. 1667) or Thomas Dennis (1638 - 1706) c. Late 17th Century
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

American Oak Chest from Massachusetts

Possibly by William Searle (d. 1667) of Ipswich c. 1663 - 1680
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

American Oak Chest from Ipswich, Massachusetts

Attributed to the Searle-Dennis Shop of Ipswich c. 1663 - 1700
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

American Oak & Chestnut Chest from New Haven, Connecticut

c. 1640 - 1680
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

American Red & White Oak Chest from New Haven, Connecticut
c. 1640 - 1680
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

American Oak Chest from Ipswich, Massachusetts

Attributed to the Searle-Dennis Shop of Ipswich c. 1670 - 1690
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

American Oak & Chestnut Chest from Guilford, Connecticut

c. 1650 - 1700
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

American Oak & Pine Chest from Guilford, Connecticut

c. 1675 - 1700
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

American Oak & Pine Chest from New England

c. 1650 - 1700
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

American Oak & Pine Chest Probably from Dedham, Lancaster, or Charlestown, Massachusetts
Attributed by John Houghton c. 1645 - 1684
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

American Oak, Chestnut, Cedar & Walnut Chest with Drawer from New England
c. 1650 - 1700
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

American Oak & Pine Chest from Portsmouth, New Hampshire or Kittery, Maine
1685
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

American Little Board Chest from South Scituate, Massachusetts

c. 1675 - 1700
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

American Oak & Pine Chest from Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Property of E H c. 1690 - 1720
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

American Oak & Pine Chest from Dedham or Medfield, Massachusetts

by John Thurston c. 1660 - 1685
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

American Oak & Pine Chest Probably from Ipswich, Massachusetts

by Thomas Dennis c. 1670 - 1700
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

American Oak & Pine Chest with Drawer in Black & Red Paint from Massachusetts
c. 1680 - 1710
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

American Oak & Pine Chest with Drawers from Massachusetts

c. 1690 - 1710
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

American Oak Chest with Drawers from Hadley - Hatfield, Massachusetts

Attributed to the Foote Family c. 1690 - 1710
(Bonhams)

American Oak & Pine Chest with Drawers form Hadley, Massachusetts
c. 1690 - 1710
(Skinner)

American Oak Chest with Drawers in Multi - Colored Paint from Hadley, Massachusetts
c. 1695 - 1720
(Private Collection)

18th Century
Chests

American Oak Chest in Red & Black Paint from Hadley, Massachusetts
c. 1700 - 1725
(Nadeaus Auction House)

American Oak Chest with Drawers from Hampshire County, Massachusetts

c. 1700 - 1725
(Christies Auction House)

American Chest with Drawers in Multi - Colored Paint from Hatfield, Massachusetts
Probably made for Hepzibah Dickinson c. 1715 - 1720
(Historic Deerfield)

American Chest with Drawers in Multi - Colored Paint from Hatfield, Massachusetts
Probably made for Hepzibah Dickinson c. 1715 - 1720
(Historic Deerfield)

American Oak Chest with Drawers in Black & Red Paint from Enfield, Connecticut
Made for Mary Pease c. 1714
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

American Oak Chest with Drawers from Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Made for Rhoda Belding c. 1716
(Michael Hall Antiques & Fine Art)

American Oak Chest with Drawers from the Hadley Area, Massachusetts
Possibly for the Porter, Barnard or Williams Families c. 1715
(Christies)

American Chest with Drawers in Multi - Colored Paint

c. 1724
(Historic Deerfield)

American Pine & Maple Chest with Two Drawers from Massachusetts
Early 18th Century
(Skinner)

American Oak & Pine Chest with Drawers in Multi - Colored Paint from Wethersfield, Connecticut
c. 1704
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

American Oak & Pine Chest with Drawer in Multi - Colored Paint from Connecticut
1705
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

American Poplar, Birch & Pine Chest with Drawer in Multi - Colored Paint from Saybrook, Connecticut
c. 1705 - 1725
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

American Two Drawer Blanket Chest in Red Paint From New England
c. 1720
(Skinner)

American Pine Chest with Drawer in Multi - Colored Paint from Massachusetts
c. 1700 - 1730
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

American Pine, Poplar & Oak Chest with Drawer in Multi - Colored Paint from Guilford, Connecticut
c. 1720 - 1735
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

American Painted Pine Chest with Drawer in Multi - Colored Paint from Taunton, Massachusetts
by Robert Crosman c. 1727
(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

American Pine, Pine & Cedar Chest with Drawer in Multi - Colored Paint from Taunton, Massachusetts
Probably by Robert Crosmann 1735
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

American Childs Poplar Chest with Drawer in Brown Paint from Connecticut
Early 18th Century
(Skinner)

American Chest with Drawer in Red Paint from Connecticut

Early 18th Century
(Skinner)

American Chest with Drawer in Red Paint from New England

18th Century
(Antique Associates of West Townsend)

American Chest with Drawer in Red Paint from New England

18th Century
(Antique Associates of West Townsend)

American Chest with Drawer in Red Paint from New England

18th Century
(Antique Associates of West Townsend)

American Chest with Drawer in Red Paint from New England

18th Century
(Antique Associates of West Townsend)

American Chest with Drawers in White Wash from New England

c. 1750
(Sharon Platt)

American Chest with Drawers in Red Paint from New England

18th Century
(Antique Associates of West Townsend)

American Chest with Drawers in Red Paint from New England

18th Century
(Antique Associates of West Townsend)

New England Chest with Drawers in Red Paint

18th Century
(Antique Associates of West Townsend)

American Sycamore Chest with Two Drawers from New England

Mid 18th Century
(Skinner)

American Pine Thumb - Molded Chest with Three Drawers from New England
18th Century
(Skinner)

American Pine Chest with Three Drawers from Deerfield, Massachusetts

Late 18th Century
(Skinner)

American Pine Chest in Bluish GreyPaint from New England

18th Century
(Private Collection)

American Pine Chest in Bluish GreyPaint from New England

18th Century
(Private Collection)

American 6 Board Chest from Connecticut

18th Century
(Sharon Platt)

American 6 Board Chest from Connecticut

18th Century
(Sharon Platt)

Small American 6 Board Childs Chest from New England

18th Century
(Skinner)

Small American 6 Board Childs Chest from New England

18th Century
(Skinner)

American Six Board Chest in Red Paint from New England

Late 18th Century
(Skinner)

American Six Board Pine Blanket Chest in Blue / Gray Paint from New England
Late 18th Century
(Skinner)

American Six Board Chest in Blue - Gray Paint from New England
Late 18th Century
(Skinner)

American Yellow Pine Chest in Multi - Colored Paint form Pennsylvania

c. 1700 - 1800
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

American Chest in Multi - Colored Paint from Pennsylvania

c. 1700 - 1800
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

American Chest in Multi - Colored Paint from Pennsylvania

1770
(Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia)

American Chest in Multi - Colored Paint from Pennsylvania

1770
(Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia)

American Chest in Multi - Colored Paint from Pennsylvania

1770
(Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia)

American Chest with Drawers in Multi - Colored Paint from Pennsylvania

Possibly Made by John or Johann Bieber 1776
(Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia)

American Yellow Pine & Tulip Chest in Multi - Colored Paint from Pennsylvania
c. 1780
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

American Yellow Pine Chest in Multi - Colored Paint from Pennsylvania

c. 1780
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

American Yellow Pine Chest in Multi - Colored Paint from Pennsylvania

c. 1780
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

American Yellow Pine Chest in Multi - Colored Paint from Pennsylvania

c. 1780
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

American Chest in Multi - Colored Paint from Pennsylvania

18th Century
(Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia)

American Chest with Drawers in Multi - Colored Paint from Pennsuylvania

1783
(Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia)

American Chest in Multi - Colored Paint from Pennsylvania

1784
(Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia)

American Chest in Multi - Colored Paint from Pennsylvania

1785
(Pook & Pook, Inc.)

American Chest in Multi - Colored Paint from Pennsylvania

1785
(Pook & Pook, Inc.)

American Chest in Multi - Colored Paint from Pennsylvania

1785
(Pook & Pook, Inc.)

American Chest in Multi - Colored Paint from Pennsylvania

1790
(Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia)

American Chest with Drawers in Multi - Colored Paint from Pennsylvania

Attributed to John Bieber 1789
(Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia)

American Chest in Red, White, and Blue Paint from East Shore Virginian
c. 1750 - 1770
(Museum of Southern Decorative Arts)

American Chest in Blue & White Paint from the South Atlantic East Shore
c. 1750 - 1770
(Private Collection - The Charleston Art & Antiques Forum)

American Southern Yellow Pine Chest with Traces of Brown Paint from South Carolina
c. 1730 - 1760
(Brunk Auctions - Frank L. Horton Collection)

American Southern Yellow Pine Chest with Traces of Brown Paint from South Carolina
c. 1730 - 1760
(Brunk Auctions - Frank L. Horton Collection)

American Southern Yellow Pine Chest with Traces of Brown Paint from South Carolina
c. 1730 - 1760
(Brunk Auctions - Frank L. Horton Collection)

American Southern Yellow Pine Chest with Traces of Brown Paint from South Carolina
c. 1730 - 1760
(Brunk Auctions - Frank L. Horton Collection)

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