HIGH CHEST ON FRAME
Attributed to Jesse Needham (c.1774-1838)
Guilford or Randolph County
1800-1810
HOA: 78 1/2", WOA: 40 1/16", DOA: 20 3/4"
Gift of Dr. Roy E. Truslow in memory of his wife Caroline Gray Truslow and her parents Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Price Gray
(acc. 5442)
Cabinetmaker Jesse Needham had close ties to the Quaker community in Randolph and Guilford Counties. Many of his neighbors had migrated from the Delaware River Valley where the high chest on frame was a popular furniture form. In his own version of this form, Needham used purely regional embellishments such as beveled dentils and applied flowers and quarter fans to create a piece of furniture uniquely identifiable to the Piedmont.
