Hadley chests were made in the late 1600s and early 1700s in the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts and Connecticut. Within fifty years of their manufacture they fell out of style and were often forgotten, their heavy lines and ornate carvings disregarded. In the 1870s, they were rediscovered and a region-wide search began that eventually located about 250 pieces. The new appreciation of the Hadley chest came in part from the Arts and Crafts Movement, which valued hand-made goods over machine-made and appreciated the craftsmanship of the Hadley chests. The Arts and Crafts Movement was popular in Deerfield, Massachusetts, where, in the late 1800s or early 1900s, Dr. E.C. Thorne and Caleb Allen made this Hadley-style chest.