SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY,

The unusual decoration on this coffer or chest is thought to have originated in East-Anglia, with much of the styling of the inlay, and indeed form, taking its influence from Dutch furniture of the mid-17th century. The inclusion of drawers to the case whilst continuing with a lidded top would suggest a date close to the end of the third quarter of the 17th century, and the early beginnings of the chest-of-drawers.