Photo: Courtesy Skinner, Inc., Boston and Marlborough, Mass.
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Tall chest of drawers |
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Object numberRIF6282 |
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MakerMaker Obadiah Smith, active 1788 |
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Dimensions58 1/4 x 35 x 17 in. (147.96 x 88.9 x 43.18 cm) |
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Date1788 |
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Current locationUnknown |
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GeographyMade in Glocester, Rhode Island(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumMaple (primary); chestnut (secondary) |
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Marks"Gloucester December 10 1788 Made L Smith(?)," painted in red, on backboards |
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InscriptionsUnknown |
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StyleChippendale |
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ProvenanceSkinner, Inc., Boston and Bolton, Massachusetts (sale held Boston), February 27, 2016, lot 90 |
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Associated namesSkinner, Inc. |
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BibliographySkinner, Inc., Boston, American Furniture & Decorative Arts, sale cat. (February 27, 2016), 23, lot 90, ill."Skinner Scores with Folk Art, Makes a Rhode Island Discovery," Antiques and the Arts Weekly (March 25, 2016): 18. |