Valley of Virginia, probably Shenandoah County, 1794
Black walnut with tulip poplar and birch
Catalog no. 117
This massive chest of drawers differs from those produced in early southern coastal centers in both scale and overall design. Dated 1794 and inlaid with the initials “S C,” the chest was made in or near Shenandoah County, Virginia. Like most other central Valley of Virginia furniture, it strongly resembles those from the German-American communities of eastern and central Pennsylvania.