Chest of Drawers

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Chest of Drawers by Grinling Gibbons, a tall, four-drawer chest made of wood with a reddish-brown color and a black base and trim. The chest stands on four short, round black legs. The top and bottom of the chest are flat and black. The drawers have simple rectangular pulls. The front of the chest has a geometric pattern in shades of brown and black. The top two drawers have geometric designs made of thin strips of wood. The top drawer on the right has an octagonal design in the center with a starburst pattern. The bottom two drawers feature similar but not identical geometric patterns. The sides of the chest have a geometric border design and a flat panel. The background is white.