Figure 20 shows a panelled and carved chest without drawers in the "Connecticut pattern" from the Bolles Collection, owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The outer panels are carved in the same design as those shown in the preceding figure, while the centre panel, instead of being carved in the aster pattern, is divided into four sunken panels and a small raised one, on each of which is applied a turtle-back boss. The applied split spindles on the stiles are the same as those shown in Figure 18.

Figure 20. Oak Chest, 1675-1700.

Figure 21 shows a one-drawer chest owned by the Connecticut Historical Society. Its decorated effects are obtained entirely by panelling and turned ornaments. The two outer panels are panelled in the design of double arches, but for the centre pilaster is substituted a pendant. The centre panel is in the form of a cross potent. On the stiles and front of drawer are applied split spindles, and on the top rail are rectangular and turtle-back bosses. The ends are nicely panelled. The chest is made of English oak throughout and was undoubtedly of English manufacture.

A simple chest, belonging to Mr. Dwight Blaney, of Boston, is shown in Figure 22. The panels are perfectly plain and the stiles and rails channelled.

Figure 21. Oak Chest with one drawer, about 1675.

Figure 11. Oak Chest with two small drawers, 1675-1700.

On the moulding, below the chest part, is cut a serrated design. There are two panelled drawers on side runners, placed side by side, instead of a single long drawer. This feature is occasionally found but is not at all common.

Figure 23 shows a chest owned by the Pilgrim Society at Plymouth. The mouldings on the rails are slightly carved; the panels are lozenge-shaped, with five egg-shaped, applied bosses at the centre of each. The stiles are ornamented with applied split spindles. There are two short drawers at the bottom, as in the preceding figure.

Figure 23. Oak Chest with two small drawers, 1675-1700.

Figure 24. Oak. Chest with two small drawers, 1675-1700.

A fine example of a panelled chest is shown in Figure 24, the property of Miss C. M. Traver, of New York. The outer panels are divided into five panels by a raised moulding, lozenge-shaped, with cruciform extensions at each of its angles. In the centre of each of these panels is an applied boss. The centre panel is in the form of two arches; from the key-stone of each is a pendent split spindle. The intrados of the arches is notched and in the spandrels arc carved wheel-shaped ornaments. Below the arches are two small rectangular panels and in the centre of each is an applied boss. The mouldings on the rails are ornamented with a serrated design, and just above and below the drawers arc two parallel lines in repetition. The back is of oak and panelled. There are two parallel drawers below the chest, as in the two preceding figures. A comparison of the mouldings and turnings on the three preceding chests rather indicates that they were made by the same person.

Panelled Chest with two drawers, 1675-1700.

A two-drawer panelled chest found in the vicinity of Boston, and now belonging to Mr. H. \V. Erving, is shown in Figure 25. Panelled chests, chests of drawers, and cupboards similar to this have been found in considerable numbers in the region of Boston, while they are rarely met with in other parts of New England. This fact seems to indicate that they were made near where they are found. The chest here shown has the front panelled in quite an elaborate design, the mouldings, except those on the lower drawer, being of pine and originally painted or stained red. The centre of the raised square panels on the chest section are pine and show the remains of a red stain or paint, probably in imitation of snake-wood. The upper drawer has the mouldings of oak and appears never to have been stained. The raised flat pine surfaces of the chest part and of the lower drawer were painted black. The mouldings on the rails are pine, alternately black and red. The ends of the chest have two oblong panels of pine which appear to have been stained brownish red. The top is oak, but the back and the backs and bottoms of the drawers are pine. The space on the stiles above the large turned ornaments is finished with corbels.

Figure 26. Panelled Chest with three drawers, about 1700.

There is a panelled chest with three drawers in the Bolles Collection (Figure 26) which stands about as high as a modern chiffonier. The chest portion occupies about one-third of the space; the drawers which fill the rest are graduated in width from narrow to wide toward the bottom. The panels are formed by mouldings simply, and each drawer is supplied with a round escutcheon and two drop handles of brass. A wide single-arch moulding runs between each drawer and is mitred into a moulding which follows the stiles. Each end is formed of one large panel. This would seem to be the latest form which the chest took, and the inconvenience of having the chest portion so high must have prevented its extensive use.