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Silver Chest with Fitted Inserts
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Silver Chest with Fitted Inserts

Maker
Datec. 1825
MediumChest: mahogany, brass, and green velvet; Trunk: mahogany; Cutlery box: mahogany
DimensionsChest: 27 × 50 × 39 1/2 inches (68.6 × 127 × 100.3 cm)
Trunk: 22 1/4 × 8 × 1 3/4 inches (56.5 × 20.3 × 4.4 cm)
Cutlery Box: 23 1/4 × 8 3/4 × 3 1/2 inches (59.1 × 22.2 × 8.9 cm)
Molded Box: Serving Wares: 23 1/4 × 21 1/4 × 1 1/2 inches (59.1 × 54 × 3.8 cm)
Molded Box: Tea/Table Service: 31 1/8 × 22 7/8 × 11 1/8 inches (79.1 × 58.1 × 28.3 cm)
Left Top Drawer: 23 5/8 × 14 × 2 1/2 inches (60 × 35.6 × 6.4 cm)
Left Bottom Drawer: 23 5/8 × 14 × 2 3/4 inches (60 × 35.6 × 7 cm)
Right Top Drawer: 23 5/8 × 14 × 2 1/2 inches (60 × 35.6 × 6.4 cm)
Right Bottom Drawer: 23 5/8 × 14 × 2 3/4 inches (60 × 35.6 × 7 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from Historic Savannah Foundation.
Object number1991.5.6.a-i
On View
Not on view
CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextConstructed to carry a large collection of silver, this chest is fitted with a removable trunk and cutlery box and 6 boxes and drawers. Felt lined, form-fitted spaces conform to the exact dimensions of a full silver service that once belonged to the Scarbrough or Barnsley family. Although the location of the contents of the chest is unknown, the chest itself is evidence of the large volume of silver used by wealthy Savannahians.
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