High Chest of Drawers

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The High Chest of Drawers by an unknown artist shows a tall, dark wood cabinet with a scalloped top, featuring a black writing surface that slopes down. The cabinet has a small finial on top. There are two circular cutouts at the top. The cabinet has a long, thin, vertical line down the middle. It has 8 small drawers on the top section, each adorned with ornate gold hardware. The top section contains two columns of four drawers. The bottom section contains two drawers with ornate gold hardware. The legs are curved and end in a decorative ball-and-claw foot. The background is gray.