Scrawled in one of the drawers of this diminutive high chest, in pencil, is “Sally Kings draw she keeps her shifts in,” and “Salem.” Too large to have served as a cabinetmaker’s model and lacking locks on the drawers to protect valuables, the child’s inscription sheds light on this atypical chest and allows for a greater understanding of furniture as an index of identity. Records indicate that, indeed, Sally King lived in Salem in the late 18th century, likely as the second owner of this chest since the Baroque style would have been in vogue in her parent’s generation. While certain construction details overlap with furniture from Newport, RI, Sally’s signature repositions this work in place and time—an investment in craftsmanship passed from one generation to the next in Salem, MA. Small-scale case furniture is rare, and this high chest of drawers even more so as a document of identity and heritage, a declaration of the pride of ownership felt by a young girl in a burgeoning nation.