High chest

The high chest was popular in America throughout the 18th century, its form evolving in response to changing styles, tastes, and regional interests. In this example, the gracefully curving cabriole legs, raised pad feet, and handsome carved fans are all consistent with broad developments in late baroque design in the Queen Anne style. The chest's enclosed bonnet top, the delicate scroll returns at the knees of the lower case, and the pinwheel rosettes on its gently curving skirt help to identify its specific origins and are typical of the fine carving traditions in Salem, Massachusetts in the third quarter of the 18th century.