Discriptive Essa on a Dresser

The heirloom that I have chosen to write about is an early 20th century chess of drawers that has passed from my grandfather to my father and finally to me. It was bought at an open air flea market around Potomac, MD by my great-grandfather for my grandfather in 1915. My grandfather used it as his childhood clothing dresser in his home on Pennsylvania Ave. in DC. My father did the same in Potomac, MD on Sevenlocks Rd. As did I on Bancroft Ave., Colonial Beach, VA.

Though it shows signs of wear and tear it is still a beautiful piece of furniture. The dresser is constructed of a light cherry wood with a loose grain. The overall shape is a rectangular cube which juts in for the top most drawers. Great dull spots adorn the once magnificent faÐ*ade. The crown protrudes and is cut with a rounded beveled ledge, stained and marred by a 2 inch gash. The left face is lacking in a piece of trim which is evident in the strip of nude wood left by its removal. The drawers are various sizes and designs. The upper most two having no divisions on their faÐ*ades, containing two handles around two inches in diameter. The third drawer from the top is divided into main thirds by thick grooves, the outer two of the such being divided in to two sections upon the azimuth, with each section containing a handle, one inch in diameter. The center of the thrice divided slate contains a large handle of its own. The bottom two drawers are a mirror of their upper counterpoints save the handles are larger in diameter by one inch. The bottom most drawer is missing a handle where in its place is affixed a length of vinyl cord fused into a loop.