Used by
Angeline Corse Evans
(1847 – 1909)
Doll's chest of drawers
1840-1860
Place madeUnited States, North America
Rosewood, poplar
Overall: 18 x 26 x 9 3/4 in. ( 45.7 x 66 x 24.8 cm )
Gift of Miss Lena Cadwalader Evans
1936.603
According to the accession records, this small chest of drawers was used by the donor's mother, Angelina Burr Corse (b. 1847), for storing dolls' clothes.
DescriptionRosewood veneered chest of drawers; shallow top drawer above three deeper drawers of equal size, each with a pair of knob pulls; lower drawers framed by turned half-columns applied to front of case on either side (now missing on proper left); raised on plain, rectangular base.ClassificationsFURNITURE
